num_pages: 32
description: The delicious true story of an inventive chef and the serendipitous events that led to the creation of the world's favorite snack--nachos! Ignacio Anaya was born in Mexico in 1895 and like a lot of Ignacios he was nicknamed Nacho. Young Nacho loved to eat and cook and when he grew up he found a job in a restaurant. Eventually he became head waiter at the Victory Club a popular restaurant in Piedras Negras Mexico right across the Rio Grande river from Eagle Pass Texas.One afternoon in 1940 during the Victory Club's quiet hours between lunch and dinner Mamie Finan a regular customer from the US walked in with three friends. They wanted a snack--something new something different. Nacho rushed to the kitchen and improvised with what was on hand: corn tortillas cheddar cheese and jalapeo peppers. In that moment Nacho's Special the dish that later became known simply as nachos was born!Word of this delicious new snack spread quickly. Soon restaurants all over Mexico the United States and later the world were serving nachos. Little did Nacho know that his name would one day be a household word around the globe!
language: English
title: Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack
publisher: Lee & Low Books