Nachos Were Never Meant to Look Like This

The most common nacho cheese on earth is legally not allowed to be called cheese, and that's just the beginning of how weird the nacho's history actually is. In this episode I'm tracing nachos through their three completely different forms. It starts with Ignacio Anaya, a Mexican maître d who improvised the original recipe for a group of American military wives in the 1940s using leftover American surplus cheese, then died decades later without a cent of royalty from what became a billion dollar snack. From there it jumps to a baseball stadium in 1970s Texas, where a concessions businessman invented a pumpable, shelf-stable cheese sauce just to solve a speed problem, then made jalapenos mandatory for one reason only, spicy food sells more beer. And finally it lands on the fully loaded pile most of us actually grew up eating. Are nachos Mexican, Tex-Mex, or American? Turns out there was never a clean answer, the dish was a fusion from the very first plate. We make all three versions from scratch, including hand fried chips, a proper queso, guacamole, and fully loaded nachos with taco meat and refried beans. RECIPE: https://www.adamwitt.co/allrecipes/lo... 👕SUPPORT THE CHAN, COP SOME MERCH!: https://adamwitt.store/ 🫶CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROCERY FUND! (Patreon):   / adamwitt   👾DISCORD:   / discord   📝MORE RECIPES: https://www.adamwitt.co/allrecipes 🔗FOLLOW ALONG ON SOCIAL: https://www.adamwitt.co/social-links ________________________________________________________ STUFF I USE… My Cookware Set: https://amzn.to/3vaWhbG My Dutch Oven: https://amzn.to/48MKuhq Portable Single-burner Stove: https://amzn.to/3IytyjV Butane Torch: https://amzn.to/48TkQra Deli Containers: https://amzn.to/49QO635 Large Mason Jars (32oz, wide mouth): https://amzn.to/49QO635 Rust-proof Mason Jar Lids: https://amzn.to/49QWlfy Butane Canisters: https://amzn.to/3wLUtpM Coarse Reinforced Strainer: https://amzn.to/3PePLHK Fine Mesh Reinforced Strainer: https://amzn.to/3TxvkYP Sheet Trays: https://amzn.to/3IG3zXL The BEST Smash Burger Spatula: https://amzn.to/3UdSHab Cutting Board Scraper: https://amzn.to/3Jy64fx Ice Cream Maker: https://amzn.to/3wd2vIu My Induction Burner: https://amzn.to/4dfhJNE ________________________________________________________ TIMESTAMPS… 00:00 Nachos We Imagine 01:08 The Nacho Anaya Origin Story 03:38 Frying Chips Like the Original 05:40 Birth of the Cheese Pump 09:45 The Loaded Nacho Debate 13:06 Toppings Lineup 15:56 Taco Beef 17:19 Guacamole 19:13 Refried Beans 20:50 Queso and Poblanos 22:14 Double Stack Assembly 24:56 Taste Test and Wrap ________________________________________________________ #nachos #foodhistory #tacotuesday Disclaimer: I earn commission income with qualifying purchases made through Amazon’s Affiliate program and other affiliate links in this description.