Save your fork, there's pie!

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Save your fork, there's pie!

Nachos were created in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, according to a story reported
in several newspapers and confirmed by the Oxford English Dictionary,
by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya in 1943.

The legend is, that the wives of American airmen came to Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya's restaurant after the kitchen had closed. Anaya quickly prepared the Nacho's and later added it to his menu. The term "nachos" came from Anaya's original name for the dish, which was "Especiales De Nacho," or "Nacho's Special Dish." Nacho Anaya's original nachos consisted of fried tortilla chips covered with melted cheese and jalapeño peppers.