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Nachos with beef, beans, and cheese

Nachos are a popular snack food, originating in North America. In their simplest form, nachos are usually tortilla chips covered in melted cheese. First created circa 1943 by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, the original nachos consisted of fried tortilla chips covered with melted cheese and jalapeño peppers. The International Day of the Nacho is celebrated on October 21st with the International Nacho Festival held at Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.

Origin

Nachos originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just over the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, around 1943 at a restaurant called the Victory Club. The account goes that the wives of several U.S. soldiers from nearby Eagle Pass, who were in Piedras Negras on a shopping trip, arrived at the restaurant after it had closed for the day, so chef Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya invented a new dish for them with what little he had available in the kitchen: tortillas and cheese. Anaya cut the tortillas into triangles and fried them, then added yellow Wisconsin cheese, calling the dish nachos especiales, or "Special Nachos".

The word "nachos" first appears in English in 1949.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Orr, Adriana P. (July 1999). "Nachos, anyone?". OED News. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  2. The year is attributed to Anaya's son, Ignacio Anayo Jr.

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