Nachos

Nachos in their simplest form are usually tortilla chips covered in melted cheese. Common additional toppings are: ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2172x969, 1826 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2172x969, 1826 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tortilla chips A tortilla chip is a snack food, which is made from a corn tortilla, which has been cut into wedges, and then fried. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of various mammals—most commonly cows but sometimes goats, sheep, or buffalo. ...

• Ground beef or chicken
• Jalapeño pepper slices
• Refried beans
• Salsa
• Guacamole
• Sour cream

Nachos were created in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, according to a popular origin story, by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya in 1943.^[1] The story goes that the wives of American airmen came to his restaurant after the kitchen had closed. Anaya quickly prepared the dish and later added it to his menu. The term "nachos" came from Anaya's original name for the dish, which was "Nacho's Especiales," or "Nacho's Special Dish." In its traditional form, it is a creation consisting of a quartered tostada topped with a layer refried beans and/or various meats and a layer of shredded cheese. Raw ground beef Ground beef, or, in British English beef mince, is a meat product, made of beef finely chopped by a meat grinder. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... Binomial name Capsicum annuum The jalapeño is a small to medium-sized chile pepper that is prized for the hot, burning sensation that it produces in the mouth when eaten. ... Refried beans (frijoles refritos) are a Mexican dish of cooked beans, either black o pinto beans that are reheated in oil, traditionally lard but recently vegetable oil. ... In Spanish, salsa can refer to any type of sauce, but in English it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato-based sauces typical of Latin American cuisine, particularly uncooked sauces or dips. ... Guacamole Guacamole is an avocado-based relish or dip originating in Mexico. ... Sour cream is a dairy product rich in fats obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of Lactobacillus bacteria. ... Piedras Negras is a city in Coahuila, Mexico, located at 28. ... Coahuila (formal name: Coahuila de Zaragoza) is one of Mexicos 31 component states. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Tostada is a Spanish word translating to toasted in English and, in Mexican cuisine, refers to a flat tortilla that is toasted or deep fried. ... Refried beans (frijoles refritos) are a Mexican dish of cooked beans, either black o pinto beans that are reheated in oil, traditionally lard but recently vegetable oil. ... Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of various mammals—most commonly cows but sometimes goats, sheep, or buffalo. ...

Nachos became popular as a concession food after the development of a premade cheese sauce which eased preparation. The cheese sauce can be dispensed on top of the tortilla chips, but it is often simply offered as a dip.

The first professional sports team to offer nachos in the concession stand was baseball's Texas Rangers. Nachos were cast into the spotlight by Monday Night Football's Howard Cosell. Cosell had purchased some nachos before a game and quickly used the word "nachos" to describe a spectacular play. The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... Commemorative Monday Night Football U.S. postage stamp Monday Night Football is a television broadcast of one of the premier National Football League games of the week. ... Howard Cosell, born Howard William Cohen (March 25, 1918, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – April 23, 1995 in New York, New York), was a well-known sports journalist on American television. ...

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Notes

1. ^ The Spanish nickname Nacho is a shortened form of the name Ignacio.

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References

• Dunne, Mike. (January 28, 2004). "One spicy tale: 'Macho Nachos'. Sacramento Bee, p. F1.

See also

• Tex-Mex cuisine
• Mexican cuisine