When it comes to picking a Mexican meal, we always pick nachos since they are tasty and easy to eat. The ironic fact is that nachos is not a Mexican dish. Nachos was first prepared in Mexico for the American palate, and it had no connection with any Mexican dish. The history of nachos dates back to 1943 when nachos was ideally prepared for the American women who came hungry to the Victory Club in Mexico.
It is believed that nachos was first prepared by a person named Ignacio Anaya, who out of no prior planning and the lack of a chef in his place, haphazardly prepared the first nachos for a few U.S. military wives.
When these women came by, his chef was not available. Hence, he prepared nachos with the help of whatever he found in his kitchen at that point. He used tortilla chips, topped them with some shredded Cheddar and sliced jalapenos. In fact, he even named this special dish after his very own nickname, Nacho.
Over the next twenty years, nachos gained popularity in Texas and a few other southwest places in America. With the fame that this dish received, Ignacio went about to start his own eatery, Nacho's Restaurant, in the border town.
It was in 1954 that the original recipe came out as it was published in the St. Anne's Cookbook. Over time, America saw different versions of nachos evolve where some went far away from the original nachos. It has even become a phenomenon in America and we even celebrate October 21st as the International Day of the Nacho.
Nachos grew popular as a snack food in the 1970s and 1980s. It was Frank Liberto who introduced and sold nachos at stadiums in many places like Arlington Stadium where it grew popular as a quick snack.
