Who invented the snack food “nachos” ?
“Nacho” was actually the middle name of the cook who invented Nachos; his name was Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya. In 1943, he was working in the Victory Club restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico (across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas). He had to cook for some officers’ wives from Fort Duncan Air Base in Texas, who had driven across the border to eat at the restaurant at a time when the kitchen supplies were low. He actually used a tostado — a whole, fried corn tortilla — instead of tortilla chips. He grated some American cheddar on them, melted it under a grill (a Salamander), and when melted, topped it with slices of jalapenos.
