I just read the Wiki page about nachos and am even more impressed with the dish! Apparently the first nachos were made in 1943 by a guy named Ignacio Anaya (his friends just called him nacio, or nacho.) One day a group of Americans were shopping in a town right across the border in Mexico and got to Nacho's restaurant after it had already closed. He made them a snack with what he had available: fried tortilla chips, cheddar cheese, and jalapeños. He called them Nacho's Especiales. Thus nachos were invented by a Mexican, for Americans - the ultimate Tex-Mex food was born!
October 21st is now the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE NACHO! On this day each year there is a nacho competition - judged by Anaya Jr., Nacho's son - in the border town where the legendary dish was created. I need to go this year!
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