Nachos were invented in 1943 by a Mexican maître d' called Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya.
Why it is true
In Piedras Negras, on the border with Texas, a group of American army wives arrived after the kitchen had closed. Anaya put together fried tortilla triangles, cheese and jalapeños and called them 'Nacho's especiales'. The name stuck.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
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