Who Invented Nachos and Why are They Called That?
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Prior to the 1940s, the word “nacho” had two meanings- one was a Tex-Mex slang word combining “naturally” and “of course” into “nacho.” The other was a common nickname for a small boy whose name was “Ignacio”- basically the Mexican equivalent of calling a boy named William “Billy” or Timothy “Timmy.”
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Nachos are actually a dish similar to a traditional mexican meal, which is literally friend totilla chips slathered with every damn thing under the sun. It is baked and the chips soak up the juices and it's served on a platter. While I don't doubt Nacho lent his name to his snack, this mexican meal predates Nacho's nachos!
There was a special on the food network about classic mexican meals, and I'll be damned if I can find it. :( It was on the show that featured two mexican hosts who were immigrants and landed their own cooking show. They went into detail about it.
But yeah, like the Nachos we know today are a sort of "mini platter" version of this classic meal :)
I heard that the fake cheese sauce is really close to plastic, like an atom off or something? Is this true?
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Never heard “Cosell” pronounced that way before. Simon’s pronunciations are often a bizarre delight.
Have you heard him murder the names of various famous Star Wars characters yet?
That degree of mispronounciation surely must come from a Brit. Or a New Englander. I'm currently in Connecticut. From Florida. There were some things I had to learn but due to '89 through "02 of the Simpsons in know how to pronounce Cosell. I believe Dan Castellaneta did the rendition. I was born in '80 and know nothing of the accuracy. Sorry.
a brief Google search would no doubt bring up videos of Howard pronouncing his own name.
Odd from an article so well researched in the subject matter.
No, he butchered it. Made his 'research' questionable.
Fun fact. In Farsi, “nachos” translates to “don’t fart.” More specifically it means “don’t silent fart” as there are different words for a loud and silent fart.
Huh
Persians really get farts.
More research done into the origin of Nachos than some students put into their thesis papers...
It's a living. ;-)
More research than CNN or Fox puts into their news broadcasts
Well it's a lot easier to research when you enjoy the subject. I love researching food history, and I'm actually currently reading a book about the history of salt
Mr. Waffles which?
@@CraftQueenJr Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlanskey
It's like the "tomahtoe" video all over again
Ooooh, now I gotta watch that one!
LOL
La pronunciación de Ignacio 😂
He pronouncing it how.it would sound within his dialect of English, therefore it's not incorrect just not spanish.
He pronounces a hard "h" when saying hors d'oeuvres. He also pronounces Howard Cosell's name with the stress on the first syllable.
It's so funny how English speakers accept the fact that we all pronounce things differently based on the region we come from but for some reason non-english speakers don't understand that and get mad when we don't pronounce things like they would in their specific language and it just doesn't make any sense.
¡Realmente espantoso!
@Hector T-- Yes, pronouncing every foreign word correctly *would* be a daunting task. But with Spanish the rules are *easy.* In Spanish every letter of the alphabet is *always* pronounced the same way. There are no long or short vowels, the accent is always on the next to last syllable, unless noted by an accent mark elsewhere in the word. It is *very* easy to learn to phonetically pronounce Spanish words and phrases. In Simon's case, he works with native Spanish speakers on the Visual Politik channel and he could easily call someone for pronunciations. Really, there are no excuses other than laziness or that insufferable Brittish superiority complex.
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that "Who Invented Nachos" is also sponsored by Cheddar? XD Is that too cheesy?
Blasphemy, nothing can be too cheesy!
They paid for it i bet. More cheesy videos to come.
Its nat cho cheese.
Like rain on your wedding day ironic.
It's not ironic, but it is hysterical. And probably purposeful. I know I had the opportunity, I would take it.
If you're interested, the nachos I grew up with were just like the ones you described, but we also browned up some hamburger meat and spiced it accordingly. We put the chips on the plate, slathered refried beans over them, covered them with the hamburger meat, topped it with cheese and jalapenos and, for some people, added guacamole/sour cream.
yeah we all know how to make nachos dumbass, you pick 8 of all the common mexican ingredients and goto town.
We did something similar in my state. It was chips, topped with taco seasoned meat (ground beef, steak or ground turkey) which is then topped with spicy cheese flavoring or melted cheese and jalapeno. It's quite tasty.
I'm gonna do that with taco seasoned meat, and make a bechamel jalepeno and cheddar cheese sauce. Then top it with lettuce and tomatoes. Or maybe pico de gallo
That’s how we do it in Tennessee but we use Doritos.
Oh yeeeaaah! That's way we did it back in So. Cal.
I've had them both ways. When I worked at a local pizza place as a teenager in the early 80s, we'd sprinkle grated cheese on tortillas, add some jalapeno slices and toss it in the pizza oven to melt the cheese. Later, I worked at a movie theater, where we'd squirt Rico's nacho sauce on tortilla chips and add the jalapenos to it.
Personally, I like to add more stuff to my nachos, and I really like Taco Bueno's nacho salad, so I make my own nacho salad at home, with beans, meat, cheese (both melted and grated), lettuce and tomatoes, and maybe some sour cream on top.
The latter is now the classic way to have nachos - I only ever see chips with cheese at stadiums, gas stations, and movie theaters. If you get them from a restaurant they're always going to be "loaded", or nacho salad as you call it.
And it's so, so good.
Potato chips with fish eggs is not nachos.
thats gross
Jim Fortune fact
NO!!! You'd be surprised how good caviar is on potato chips! It's absolutely divine! Yes, it's salty as hell, even with malasol (reduced salt) caviar, but it's also REALLY delicious and gives you a great excuse to drink lots of champagne!
Seriously. Yack.
Thought I was going to make shredded beef tacos for dinner, but now i want nachos
This is awesome....we love the story and being part of it.
"Næchos"
Knachos lol
blalo'u ja
Now i have huge nacho craving 😋
when am i not craving nachos?
As a Texan I will only eat the Nachos at my favorite Tex-Mex eatery. Stadium and theater nachos are garbage.
thats so cool
They're acceptable if you're drunk
As a person who still remembers Howard Cosell's voice sportscasting on the news, I just can't resist correcting your pronounciation! Every time he signed off he told us his name. "I'm Howard Co-sell" he would say, as in, to sell jointly, to co-sell. Not cossel as in "causel" or "cossette" but Coh Sell. Ok, thank you for listening, I'm NOT Howard Cosell!
Howard Co-SELL.
Natchos was killing me too lol, not to mention his Rio Grande.
It always makes me laugh that the British accuse Americans of mispronouncing things, which we do to an extent. To them it's like an art form, though. Any foreign word gets intentionally and severely butchered. My mother is English and I think it's a subconscious arrogance toward other cultures going back to when they owned the planet.
Oh man!! Im seriously hungry for nachos now! Fridge here i come!
@@PureGreggy Man, that's hilarious. Now the English don't even own their own country. How time flies.
thats so cool he talks about my little hometown Eagle Pass :’)
Ignatius, in Bavaria, was shortened to Nazi, and used as a pejorative as Ignatius was a common name amongst the peasantry to mean backward, illiterate, uneducated, and that's the reason why Hitler's crew got called Nazis... was an insult, they didn't call themselves Nazis, nothing to do with "nationalist socialist".
You made all that up
Never thought the history of nachos would be this interesting.
This is Howard Coe-SELL. The first syllable rhymes with toe and is not stressed. And sell sounds like Bell. we want to hear both Ells
spruce bingsteen ..He was the most famous American sports announcer in the history of television. Not menial.
As a Texan, hearing Spanish words and Mexican terms in a British accent was horrifying and almost insulting.
Very interesting video though! :)
Sweden introduced a national holiday on our "national day" a couple of years ago. With a sudden day off on June 6th, but no traditional ways or clear reasons to celebrate, many are calling it the nacho-nal day and basically drinking tequila and eating nachos.
Kim Jong Il invented Nachos.
Tristissimvs Hominvm
Also invented the tortilla chip.
Tritissimivs, more correctly, the supreme leader Kim Jong II invented Nachos Supreme
While playing his perfect golf game.
Seb_the_builder actually, playing golf while riding his unicorn.
Is there nothing the supreme leader can't do?
“...for nachos make one romantic.” 😂😂😂
Simon, it's not cos'ell. It's Howard Co'sell (Ko Sell). He was a national treasure.
What did the Mexican say to the cheese thief?
That’s nacho cheese!
... “booo get off the stage”
Hahahaha
One of my household's favorite jokes is:
What kind of cheese ain't yours?
Nacho cheese!
(Misuse of the word "ain't" included)
😅
Kris B Wow your household must be a real hoot.
@@canag0d I'd hope so! Puns & word play are my favorite form of humor (dry sarcasm being a close 2nd) 😉
Mind you, I have 3 children under 10yo in this house.
*I live in San Antonio, and I didn’t know any of this amazing story!*
Well, today I found out...
that hearing you talk about nachos makes me hungry.
There's some comforting about the way Simon says the words "metled cheese"
I enjoyed this one alot, my grandfather knew Ignacio, meeting him later in life, not at the time he first created nachos. I grew up hearing about this and it's neat to see it in a video not just what my grandfather said.
OHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh, my lost childhood ... I remember eating nachos as a boy at the Club Moderno in Piedras Negras in the very beginning of the 1970s, and at the dining room of the Crosby Hotel in Villa Acuña (the "little restaurant" mentioned) in the same period. At the time I had no idea I was actually consuming the Ur-nachos, but nonetheless I've always held the Crosby's version to be the _sine qua non_ of the dish.
I believe Howard Cosell's last name is pronounced Co-Sell.
I've had toasted mashed rice chips with cheese on them before.
It's basically the same thing, only that rice tastes different than corn does in this form; lighter, less sweet. But it is still good.
Great viedo, thanks for making a well documented video, as being born and actually living in Piedras Negras, its sometimes sad how some other videos dont tell the complete story on dates and names. Thanks for the video! Have been a subscriber of this channel for long.
This video is like an infomercial. Solving a problem that doesn't exist, I didn't even wonder untill I saw this. Now, it's like it's essential.
One small correction: Ignacio/Nacho are not only Mexican names. They are pretty common in pretty much all Spanish speaking countries.
Simon, Im in Whistler(🇨🇦) watching you.
Informative and fun with just the right of meme-age.
Cheers.👌
you: nachos
me, an intellectual: Ignacios
For additional clarity -
Howard 'coh - SELL'
Just saying.
Some of the best nachos I ever had was at the Hard Rock cafe. Utterly delicious 😋😋😋
Greetings from Eagle Pass Tx.
5:20 that recipie is so lovely, i gotta do it some time. very small and specific, it should be great in today's environment.
No big surprise that an Ignacio was behind it...boxing fans know Juan Manuel Marquez's trainer, Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain.
The best nachos I've ever had were from the Alameda county fair in Pleasanton, CA.
Hmm, Nachos and Cheddar interesting combination.
I'm of the Californian style preference--refried beans, lots of mixed cheeses, beef, tomatoes, guac and sour cream--basically, most of the kitchen!
Didnt know until today i needed this facto in my life
And suddenly a fair amount of scenes from nacho libre have context where I thought no context was initially needed.
Corn is the best, you can make all sort of deliciopus dishes with corn, from soups to bread, popcorn, anchos, tortillas, arepas (thick tortillas), salads, pizza toppings, cereal, coladas (they are like thick milkshakes) , natilla, or you can grill it as it comes and eat it with salt and butter
I didn't know they were ever called horses doovers, Simon, thanks for the info!
"Nah-chos " & Gwah-ca-mole" (still a fan; In fact,he's one my favorites on TH-cam:- )
Thanks for making me hungry at 11pm when everything is closed.
There really is no substitute for fresh tortilla chips. You can debate whether the packaged ones taste better or not, but freshly fried/baked tortillas have a unique flavor that doesn't seem to be replicable.
One of the worst thing about losing my bottom teeth young is that I can't eat things like nachos or nuts. I've had dentures but can't wear due to pain from overgrown bone. I really miss getting to eat Taco Buenos Mexidips n chips. Hopefully I'll be able to save up the last couple thousand needed to get permanent dentures. But it's really hard when on disability.
Just saw this one tonight and I usually binge watch these videos but hearing Simon pronounce the word nachos made me laugh and really want to watch the movie Fargo again! 😂 Btw, I love those accents!
Cheddar and nachos, yum.
I usually eat more natural kind of foods, but man, I love them theatre nachos... when they have eye-wateringly hot jalapeños its even better... and the cheese so hot its like napalm... and settling into a comfy movie seat, ah the memories... Pasadena Cinema... great place to see movies...
"Gooey, yellow, cheese-like substance..." Lovely.
Well then, I never knew nachos had a TexMex origin. Even living in San Antonio my whole life, I never knew any of this. I had to learn it from an englishman.
Nothing texmex about it's origins. Invented in mexico by a Mexican.
Mexican origins not Tex-Mex
It fills me with happiness knowing that "Nachos will make everything better" was documented in culinary history.
Great video, it also gets the "2 Tanker Moon Award" for Simon placing the em-phah-sis on the wrong syl-lah-ble
Yeah!!! My home!!! Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras!!!!!!!!!
woah... I did not know my birthday was nacho day.. I LOVE nachos
I think I'm gonna make some nachos later now
I grew up in Corpus Christi, and Austin in the 70s, and 80s. So, I remember those Nachos in the movie theater watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Star Wars. Also, when they made the transition from there to gas stations, and convenience stores. Ricos are basically the original gas station Nachos.
Omg, so funny to hear him say Howard cosell!
Bro the past was wild. People really just walked into restaurants and were like "nah I'll have none of this, make up something on the spot for me right now please."
Now we want to know about the Caesar salad 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Your sponsors are called "Cheddar" but their logo has holes in the cheese? Sorry, I can't support them on the simple principle that they don't know what their own name represents smh LOL
well, any type of cheese can have holes, just ask a mouse
Tom Servo the holes in cheese aren't necessarily made by mice
well the holes make it look more cheesy than if it were just a yellow block
What do you call cheese that isn't yours.
Nat cho cheese.
all cheeses are capable of having normally formed holes. its usually later in its production propionic bacteria lets out acids and co2.
We need an update on who added the spiced beef to nachos.
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hey Simon I have a question, what exactly is in those energy drinks and are they bad for you?
I absolitely love your videos! Thank you so much! And who cant like Nachos? Nachooooo Libre!!! 🍻
Shawna Wolfe I really hope this gets a lot of likes 👍
People give Simon sh*t for his pronunciations, but I absolutely love the way he says 'nachos' and 'taco'
Nachos, like pizza, are a blank slate for flavor experiments. Like a sandwich, the more you pile on, the better.
@8:42 Simon mispronounces Howard Cosell's name
If I didn't just have dinner I would be having natchos right now! Maybe for lunch tmrw.
True fact. My parents have eaten at the restaurant where nachos were invented, and even met the man they are named for. (This would have been in the 1960s)
Isn't that like taking credit for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? "Bob was looking for something to eat in his kitchen. He decided to spread some peanut butter on some bread. Then he spread some jelly on it as well! And the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was born!!!!"
whoever invented them they should receive the nobel peace prize and be made a saint.
My mom used to take burrito skins, heat/darken them over a stove burner, cover them in chunks of cheese(typically Velveeta brick cheese, as a red blooded 'murican does), then melt the cheese in the oven and crisp up the skins. Allow the temperatures of satan's hellfire of scorching cheese pools to dissipate; tear pieces off and eat away. It's not exactly the most complex of flavor profiles... but it's a great simple snack(supposing you're feeling like shoving carbs down your gullet).
Not quite the same as a nacho of course, but same concept as the purported original story. Still don't know if this was just a concoction within my family, or if this is actually a 'thing' outside of my fam.
I feel like it'd drive me crazy if people were crunching on nachos in a movie theater.
"gooey yellow cheeselike substance" and now I am never eating it.
Who knew the history of nachos was so recent! I figured my parents grew up with nachos! Maybe not my grandparents because the depression and all but I surely figured my father grew up with nachos at his local bowling alley.
Howard "COSS-le" HAHAHAHA
It's Coe-SELL. Not "Causle". PFFFFFFFT.
So where does Nacho cheese come from, and are Doritos' Nachos based on the same idea?
30 years ago my corn allergic household was eating "Pot-chos". Essentially, Russian Nachos without the caviar. Nothing original there....
Me too! Do you make your own chips after not finding them without corn or canola oil? Do you have other grain and food allergies? Autoimmune issues? I actually prefer chilli cheese fries ; ).
Even if Mexican food is recycling the same ingredients, it's all so god damn delicious.
"Appetiser"? Nachos are a major food group!
Great Video!
While I understand that you can't be expected to pronounce Spanish words like a native, there were two things that really bugged me:
1. A double L in Spanish in pronounced like a Y. So Villa Acuna would be Vee-ya Acuna, not Vil-la. (However, do always keep in mind that Amarillo, Texas is pronounced with the L sound because we Americans kept saying it wrong and now that's the official pronunciation.)
2. Rio Grande is either pronounced without the E, just like the English word "grand" (the fully Americanized version) or "Grahn-de" (the Spanish pronunciation). "Grand-e" is an abomination that should never be said. :P
Checked out the sponsored video. Wasn't nachos, but toppings on top of potato chips. Came back here.
Oh no, it's Co (like Poe)-sell, folks!! And I grew up eating nachos in Oklahoma in 60's and 70's. There tends to be a lot of Tex-Mex food there.
If you haven’t had real nachos, you have to make some at home. Mild cheddar, pickled jalapeños and fresh corn tortillas pan fried to a crisp with a dash of salt.
What ever you do, DO NOT let them anywhere near a microwave. A toaster oven is the perfect thing to melt the cheese.
Bonus fact: "Ignacio" also gave us "Nazi". "Nazi" was the nickname of the German version of "Ignacio", and was a stereotypical name of a southern country bumpkin (maybe with similar connotations to a name such as "Cletus" for Americans). The Nazi party were the Nationalist Socialists, and people started calling them "Nazis" for short. It was not flattering to them and they did not like it.
Gwack-amoley. Naacho. Good stuff.
In the 1980s, the Associated Press photographers identified Arlington Stadium as "Nacho Stadium" on their private audio network. They claimed that those gooey nachos were invented there and I always wondered if it was true. Well, it's sorta true. Thanks for the confirmation.
Oh, so it's sort of like calling doughnuts 'Timmies', like they do in Canada.
So that’s why they called Ignacio Varga “nacho“ i get it now 😂