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the only dish named after the waiter who panic-invented it for hungry diners
means A dish of tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and often jalapeños, beans, meat, or other extras, served as a snack or appetizer.
from Named after a real person: Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, a maître d' in Piedras Negras, Mexico, near the Texas border. The well-attested story is that around 1940 a group of hungry diners (often said to be U.S. military wives) arrived after the kitchen had closed, and Nacho improvised by frying tortilla pieces, topping them with cheese and jalapeños. They called the creation "Nacho's especiales" — Nacho's specials — and the name stuck, shortened to "nachos." The nickname "Nacho" is itself a common Spanish pet form of Ignacio.
- origin
- created 1943 by Ignacio Anaya in Piedras Negras, Mexico
- nickname
- Ignacio's nickname was Nacho, hence the name
- world record
- largest nacho dish weighed over 4,500 pounds
- holiday
- October 21 is officially International Nacho Day
- first recipe
- just tortillas, cheddar, and sliced jalapeños
ignacio anaya's creation — invented in 1943 by ignacio 'nacho' anaya in piedras negras, mexico, near the texas border
texas stadium nachos — dallas cowboys served loaded nachos at texas stadium starting in the 1970s, popularizing them in the us