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Nachos is a Tex-Mex dish from northern Mexico. The dish can
be as simple as tortilla chips (totopos) covered with cheese or cheese-based
sauce fr a snack. Want a main course add more stuff.
Nachos were first created circa 1943 by Ignacio
"Nacho" Anaya.
In the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just over
the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, In 1943, the wives of U.S. soldiers
stationed at Fort Duncan in nearby Eagle Pass were on a
shopping trip, and arrived at the restaurant after it had already closed for
the day.
The maître d'hôtel, Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya,
invented a new snack for them with what little he had available in the kitchen:
tortillas and cheese. Anaya cut the tortillas into triangles, added shredded
cheddar cheese, quickly heated them, added sliced pickled jalapeño peppers and
served them, called them "Nacho's
especiales". As word of the dish travelled, the apostrophe was lost, and
Nacho's "specials" became "special nachos".
When I choose my theme I had visions of serving nachos with
different fillings all the pictures of nachos I see were dancing in front of my
eyes. I knew how I wanted to serve them right down to photographing them…
;( But I could not. Not because I was lazy, me
have a lazy bone in my body? Of course not… but it was
too hot, no maid, the kitchen lights conked off, the kitchen fan was not
working …..
Anyway we had store brown nachos and store brought salsa and
a very funny movie. So much that finally hubby told me take your picture before
everything gets over….
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Good that your husband warned you to take the pictures before it was all gone. :). Watching a movie you would never know how much we end up nibbling on the nachos.
ReplyDeletelooks mouthwatering right now
ReplyDeleteBeing a texan, i love these tex-mex style foods a lot....lovely nachos
ReplyDeleteNever knew it was named after a person!! And have to admire his creativity as well, rt? Scraping up something at the time of need! I wuld have served glucose biscuits and tea and pretended everything is normal :D.
ReplyDeleteI am planning on making nachos, I am sure this is a great combo!
ReplyDeleteI can die for a plate of nachos and salsa, just drooling here..
ReplyDeleteNachos and salsa ! Ultimate combo and a special one !
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at so many versions of nachos, I am tempted to make these soon.
ReplyDeleteNachos and salsa a terrific combo .. And interesting read on the name too !
ReplyDeleteperfect snack for movie watching
ReplyDeleteNice snack while watching a movie
ReplyDeleteLove this nachos & salsa as a yummy snack.
ReplyDeleteThis is one wonderful snack to have :)
ReplyDeleteperfect snack for a movie night!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting info Archana and that salsa color OMG so beautiful perfetc combination
ReplyDeleteYou write so well about the background of a dish! SO nice Archana. and this is one nice combo!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful snack to munch on anytime.
ReplyDeleteThis is a perfect combo and can have anytime!!
ReplyDeleteYummy combo!
ReplyDeleteThis is a tempting snack and my daughters favorite too.
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