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Encyclopedia > Brachos

Brachos are a combination of nachos and bratwurst. Purist maintain that brachos should be eaten with a plate of nachos adorned by a full bratwurst on top but the progressive bracho eaters prefer to cut the bratwurst into bite-size pieces before putting them on the nachos. Nachos in their simplest form are usually tortilla chips covered in melted cheese. ... Bratwurst with cabbage and potatoes A bratwurst is a composed of pork, beef, and sometimes veal. ...


Brachos made their first appearance at the Houston Astrodome, around September 1996. The practice of pulling apart a bratwurst and topping nachos with the chunky bits soon became something of a phenomenon, gaining a wide following among Houston Oilers fans. Upon the Oilers move to Tennessee after the 1996 season, Houston Astros fans adopted the tradition, although with a slight modification: the entire brat was usually placed atop a bed of nacho chips. In 2000 the Astros moved to Minute Maid Park, where baseball fans can still be witnessed consuming brachos. The Reliant Astrodome, formerly just the Astrodome, is a domed sports stadium in Houston, Texas, and is part of the Reliant Park complex. ... The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (1) 2005 Central Division titles (4) 2001 â€¢ 1999 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1997 West Division titles (2) [1][2] 1986 â€¢ 1980 Wild card berths (2) 2005 â€¢ 2004 [1... Minute Maid Park is a baseball stadium in Houston, Texas that opened in 2000 to house the Houston Astros. ...


Baseball fans have reported bracho sightings in Toronto, Seattle, and Boston. In Seattle, however, the bratwurst was substituted with pulled turkey and the nachos with Lay's potato chips.


The bracho variation of nachos on a bratwurst bun is unacceptable.



 
 

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