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Nachos originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just over the border from Eagle Pass, Texas, at a restaurant called the Victory Club, owned by Rudolfo DeLos Santos.[1][2] One day in 1943, the wives of 10–12 U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Duncan in nearby Eagle Pass, were in Piedras Negras on a shopping trip, and arrived at the restaurant after it had closed for the day. The maître d', Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, invented a new dish for them with what little he had available in the kitchen: tortillas and cheese. Anaya cut the tortillas into triangles, added longhorn cheddar cheese, quickly heated them, and added sliced jalapeño peppers.[Note 1] He served the dish, calling it nachos especiales, or "special nachos".[3]
Anaya went on to work at the Moderno Restaurant in Piedras Negras, which still uses the original recipe. He also opened his own restaurant, "Nacho's Restaurant", in Piedras Negras. Anaya's original recipe was printed in the 1954 St. Anne's Cookbook.[1][2]
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While I agree that a large plate of nacho chips covered with all sorts of things is delicious; I wanted to remain true to history when I made this snack......"back to roots" so to speak.
It was a culinary experiment; as I am prone to perform.
What I found was........
1) These are very very tasty; the tastes and textures of the tortilla, cheese, and pickled jalapeno work together perfectly. The addition of a lot of other things would sort of kill the subtlety of this snack.
2) Use better quality or home made chips.
3) You can eat these without getting crap all over your face and clothes.
4) Even after they cool down, they are still delicious.
5) DO NOT EVER EAT TWO PLATES OF THESE AT NIGHT.........I faced a three hour period of extreme sphincter agony this morning. I have always had issues with pickled jalapenos........which is hard to explain because peppers that are MUCH hotter don't seem to bother me at all "that way". I wanted to die this morning. It started with very painful low abdominal cramps. I'd rush to the **** and emit a loud fart, then a liquid blast, and then one or two very small hard edged turds (cheese no doubt). Ten minutes later, repeat. I went about eight rounds in all......after the third I had to start using baby wipes that were in my car (frozen....that helped). The gut pain was unbearable.....cold sweats......doubled over. I was sobbing on the toilet.....my **** is raw and bleeding.
