Chisburgar

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Saturday, May 4, 1968. Fresno, California. Sandra Castellanos had just turned five when her family drove her and her three brothers, Simon, Saul and Sergio Jr., to Clovis, for a special birthday dinner at Franco's Restaurant, a mexican eatery. Sandra's parents, Sergio and Patricia, seldom went out for dinner. In fact, this was the first time Sandra had ever eaten at a restaurant. So when it came time to order, she asked for a cheeseburger.

"Mija, estamos en un restaurante mexicano," warned her mother, her eyes opening wide. "¡Yo quiero un chisburgar!" responded Sandra, increasingly petulant. Minutes later, Alejandro Perez, the cook at Franco's, created the first Mexican restaurant cheeseburger using a loaf of telera bread cut into a circle. Today, tens of thousands of Mexican restaurants serve cheeseburgers, chicken fingers and french fries.