Nachos

Nachos, a combination of tortilla pieces with melted cheese and jalapeño peppers, are credited to Ignacio Anaya, the chef at the old Victory Club in Piedras Negras across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. He assembled the first nachos for some Eagle Pass ladies who stopped in during a shopping trip in the 1940s. Nachos became popular in Texas and throughout the United States during the 1960s. Nacho and other spicy flavorings took the snack food industry by storm, and nacho-flavored corn chips and spicy potato chips were soon on the market. Nachos were also at the spearhead of a national interest in ethnic flavors that were soon applied to corn chips, including jalapeño, cheese, nacho cheese, and other spicy seasonings.