You may not know this, but I see you struggling. When your Chicken Caesar Wrap falls apart, you’re annoyed. When your burrito has a rip, it sucks. When your spring roll wrapper tears, it’s a bummer. Let’s face it, a bad wrap can ruin your meal, whether you realize it or not.
I’m a fan of things wrapped. It took me a while to order them because I really didn’t get the whole wrap craze. It must have been a bad wrap experience some time ago. These days, I’ve been known to wait for a certain worker behind the counter because I know they wrap better than others.
When Momofuku Ssam first opened, you may recall their shtick was these Japanese Burritos called Ssams (these are no longer on their dinner menu). Basically, a bunch of Asian-inspired ingredients were wrapped in an oversized mu shu pancake. This was a great idea. I headed over to Momofuku Ssam on one of the first nights it was open and gave it a whirl. David Chang took my wrapper out of a warmer…he passed it to a guy who added some rice and beans…that guy passed it to the next one, who added some Berkshire pork and kimchi. As my wrap slid down the line, I couldn’t help but notice the master wrapper at the end, and I couldn’t wait for him to get his hands on my wrap. But as the concoction slid toward him, he turned away and an amateur stepped in. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The amateur wrapped it and I could tell this was a recipe for disaster. But how could I intervene?
I sat at the bar to enjoy my ssam, and as you might suspect, I didn’t. It fell apart about three bites in. My wrap had turned into a Ssam Bowl.
I recently recalled this story the other day when I went to one of my favorite lunch spots, Chop’t. I always get a salad wrap from Chop’t, and they have some pretty solid wrappers there. On this trip, as the man wrapped my sandwich, I saw the wrap rip in front of my eyes. Not a little rip, a three inch long rip. I had some crazy flashbacks. Listen, if I’m going to pay for my salad wrap, I want a good wrap. If it‘s going to fall apart and I’ll need to eat it with a fork, I’ll order a regular salad in a bowl. So I asked the gentleman for a rewrap. A short sigh later, he did so and wrapped one of the tightest wrapped salad wraps I have ever experienced. Perfection. Thank you, Mr. Salad Wrapper Guy!
On your next wrap or burrito outing, don’t be shy. Take a cue from me and ask for a good and tight wrap.
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