Who Invented Nachos and Why are They Called That?

[@TodayIFoundOut]

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[@NinjaNezumi]

HI! 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 :)

[@dernvader6876]

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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[@markiangooley]

Never heard “Cosell” pronounced that way before. Simon’s pronunciations are often a bizarre delight.

[@Garryck-1]

Have you heard him murder the names of various famous Star Wars characters yet?

[@lucisferre6361]

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.

[@howlinhobbit]

a brief Google search would no doubt bring up videos of Howard pronouncing his own name.

[@BulaBeanMachine]

Odd from an article so well researched in the subject matter.

[@markcoburn3576]

No, he butchered it. Made his 'research' questionable.

[@full-metal_jacob5858]

More research done into the origin of Nachos than some students put into their thesis papers...

[@TodayIFoundOut]

It's a living. ;-)

[@Menuki]

More research than CNN or Fox puts into their news broadcasts

[@apictureoffunction]

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

[@CraftQueenJr]

Mr. Waffles which?

[@apictureoffunction]

@@CraftQueenJr Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlanskey

[@Blendercage]

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.

[@derkommissar4986]

Huh

[@felisasininus1784]

Persians really get farts.

[@eglol]

As in, don't let er rip silently? Because... I do that all the time

[@gravijta936]

It's like the "tomahtoe" video all over again

[@eclectricdesigns]

Ooooh, now I gotta watch that one!

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

LOL

[@eglol]

Happy Martha Speaks memories from that episode they found our their friend's name is Tomato Dude (allegedly)

[@ceciliaspears161]

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that "Who Invented Nachos" is also sponsored by Cheddar? XD Is that too cheesy?

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

Blasphemy, nothing can be too cheesy!

[@TheReZisTLust]

They paid for it i bet. More cheesy videos to come.

[@simontay4851]

Its nat cho cheese.

[@Markle2k]

Like rain on your wedding day ironic.

[@IceNixie0102]

It's not ironic, but it is hysterical. And probably purposeful. I know I had the opportunity, I would take it.

[@jaspr1999]

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.

[@Stowneyo]

yeah we all know how to make nachos dumbass, you pick 8 of all the common mexican ingredients and goto town.

[@GeneralBulldog54]

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.

[@apictureoffunction]

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

[@bigsouth010]

That’s how we do it in Tennessee but we use Doritos.

[@MrBlaktoe]

Oh yeeeaaah! That's way we did it back in So. Cal.

[@connievaquita]

La pronunciación de Ignacio 😂

[@flatplant]

He pronouncing it how.it would sound within his dialect of English, therefore it's not incorrect just not spanish.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

He pronounces a hard "h" when saying hors d'oeuvres. He also pronounces Howard Cosell's name with the stress on the first syllable.

[@flatplant]

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.

[@Nilguiri]

¡Realmente espantoso!

[@calichef1962]

@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.

[@macsnafu]

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.

[@kaldo_kaldo]

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.

[@RicosProducts]

This is awesome....we love the story and being part of it.

[@faerieknight2298]

Never thought the history of nachos would be this interesting.

[@ROGER2095]

Howard Co-SELL.

[@GuppyCzar]

Natchos was killing me too lol, not to mention his Rio Grande.

[@PureGreggy]

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.

[@lordhelmslykazzner7528]

Oh man!! Im seriously hungry for nachos now! Fridge here i come!

[@zhangjao6328]

@@PureGreggy Man, that's hilarious. Now the English don't even own their own country. How time flies.

[@KurosakiYukigo]

"Næchos"

[@ChiTownsFinessT]

Knachos lol

[@DanielPauli1]

blalo'u ja

[@JimFortune]

Potato chips with fish eggs is not nachos.

[@kevinbelden9065]

thats gross

[@MikeP-dj1gg]

Jim Fortune fact

[@calichef1962]

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!

[@MasterMalrubius]

Seriously. Yack.

[@gabrielgarza5690]

Thought I was going to make shredded beef tacos for dinner, but now i want nachos

[@1st1anarkissed]

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!

[@blackstone1776]

Now i have huge nacho craving 😋

[@Stowneyo]

when am i not craving nachos?

[@beelez-xi1fi]

There's some comforting about the way Simon says the words "metled cheese"

[@Tex1947]

As a Texan I will only eat the Nachos at my favorite Tex-Mex eatery. Stadium and theater nachos are garbage.

[@Stowneyo]

thats so cool

[@moyo6606]

They're acceptable if you're drunk

[@E1986-y7x]

thats so cool he talks about my little hometown Eagle Pass :’)

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

Kim Jong Il invented Nachos.

[@TorquemadaTwist]

Tristissimvs Hominvm Also invented the tortilla chip.

[@tomservo5007]

Tritissimivs, more correctly, the supreme leader Kim Jong II invented Nachos Supreme

[@5tol3n]

While playing his perfect golf game.

[@tristissimvshominvm8999]

Seb_the_builder actually, playing golf while riding his unicorn.

[@WAMTAT]

Is there nothing the supreme leader can't do?

[@migol1984]

My dad is from Piedras Negras. He told me the story of Ignacio Anaya like 17 years ago. He used to deliver beer to the dude's restaurant.

[@michaelwillever3522]

“...for nachos make one romantic.” 😂😂😂

[@CondemnedGuy]

Well, today I found out... that hearing you talk about nachos makes me hungry.

[@phantomphreak]

Hmm, Nachos and Cheddar interesting combination.

[@jmcosmos]

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.

[@robertphillips6296]

I believe Howard Cosell's last name is pronounced Co-Sell.

[@cayannap6752]

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

[@steverino6954]

spruce bingsteen ..He was the most famous American sports announcer in the history of television. Not menial.

[@MrGustaphe]

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.

[@sirwilliam51]

Simon, it's not cos'ell. It's Howard Co'sell (Ko Sell). He was a national treasure.

[@anthwest1883]

As a Texan, hearing Spanish words and Mexican terms in a British accent was horrifying and almost insulting. Very interesting video though! :)

[@canag0d]

What did the Mexican say to the cheese thief? That’s nacho cheese! ... “booo get off the stage”

[@jessicacanfield5408]

Hahahaha

[@krisb294]

One of my household's favorite jokes is: What kind of cheese ain't yours? Nacho cheese! (Misuse of the word "ain't" included) 😅

[@canag0d]

Kris B Wow your household must be a real hoot.

[@krisb294]

@@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.

[@ethanproctor6695]

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.

[@ysonline]

Thanks for making me hungry at 11pm when everything is closed.

[@matthoffman8162]

Simon, Im in Whistler(🇨🇦) watching you. Informative and fun with just the right of meme-age. Cheers.👌

[@frocat5163]

"Gooey, yellow, cheese-like substance..." Lovely.

[@OpEditorial]

Great video, it also gets the "2 Tanker Moon Award" for Simon placing the em-phah-sis on the wrong syl-lah-ble

[@travisgilbert1716]

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.

[@Blazin_Tundra]

*I live in San Antonio, and I didn’t know any of this amazing story!*

[@AmyraCarter]

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.

[@Cronama]

It fills me with happiness knowing that "Nachos will make everything better" was documented in culinary history.

[@annoloki]

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".

[@justinpowell3174]

You made all that up

[@Psiberzerker]

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.

[@lorenzoboyd6889]

For additional clarity - Howard 'coh - SELL' Just saying.

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

"Nah-chos " & Gwah-ca-mole" (still a fan; In fact,he's one my favorites on KZbin:- )

[@DIAMONDONDEMAND]

Yeah!!! My home!!! Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras!!!!!!!!!

[@MistressDragonFlame]

I'm of the Californian style preference--refried beans, lots of mixed cheeses, beef, tomatoes, guac and sour cream--basically, most of the kitchen!

[@CaptainGreyboots]

I didn't know they were ever called horses doovers, Simon, thanks for the info!

[@XanderVJ]

One small correction: Ignacio/Nacho are not only Mexican names. They are pretty common in pretty much all Spanish speaking countries.

[@SFtheWolf]

you: nachos me, an intellectual: Ignacios

[@adamkelly5478]

Omg, so funny to hear him say Howard cosell!

[@fatguybob2778]

@TodayiFoundOut hey Simon I have a question, what exactly is in those energy drinks and are they bad for you?

[@dernvader6876]

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...

[@augustvalek]

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

[@_ch1pset]

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.

[@mawlinzebra]

Nothing texmex about it's origins. Invented in mexico by a Mexican.

[@joaquinflores3547]

Mexican origins not Tex-Mex

[@toothpaste22]

Gwack-amoley. Naacho. Good stuff.

[@fireball0093]

I think I'm gonna make some nachos later now

[@destructoidreaper3]

And suddenly a fair amount of scenes from nacho libre have context where I thought no context was initially needed.

[@Nirrrina]

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.

[@Grizzdrop]

woah... I did not know my birthday was nacho day.. I LOVE nachos

[@MrBlaktoe]

If I didn't just have dinner I would be having natchos right now! Maybe for lunch tmrw.

[@kght222]

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.

[@jorgesanchez7338]

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.

[@anewblu6916]

Now we want to know about the Caesar salad 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@vintagedazzle]

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.

[@earlenewallace8445]

Some of the best nachos I ever had was at the Hard Rock cafe. Utterly delicious 😋😋😋

[@iggytse]

Wow. Never knew that. When I tell people from a Latin background my name I tell them it is Ignacio and not Ignatius as it is easier for them to pronounce. I should now add that they should call me Nacho for short.

[@MasterMalrubius]

We need an update on who added the spiced beef to nachos.

[@marvindebot3264]

"Appetiser"? Nachos are a major food group!

[@reapthereap]

Didnt know until today i needed this facto in my life

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

"gooey yellow cheeselike substance" and now I am never eating it.

[@naota3k]

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."

[@tom_something]

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.

[@BogWitch8440]

People give Simon sh*t for his pronunciations, but I absolutely love the way he says 'nachos' and 'taco'

[@lesismore49]

The best nachos I've ever had were from the Alameda county fair in Pleasanton, CA.

[@WAMTAT]

Cheddar and nachos, yum.

[@moviemaker1986]

Checked out the sponsored video. Wasn't nachos, but toppings on top of potato chips. Came back here.

[@ralphballinger2159]

It’s Howard “Co-sell”, but I’m not mad at you. Keep up the good work!

[@Glorytoglorzo]

Greetings from Eagle Pass Tx.

[@mike83ny]

Pronounced - Koh-sell. I remember those broadcasts. We'd mimic his voice in school the next day and drive our teachers crazy.

[@wattsisnaim8111]

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)

[@Viviantoga]

Cheddar. Nacho. Cute.

[@CoolPaDuke]

Howard "COSS-le" HAHAHAHA

[@promontorium]

Based on the early descriptions, it would seem tortilla chips themselves weren't even known or common when nachos were invented. They referred to them as cut up tortillas. Fresh made chips, either potato or tortilla, are definitely a hell of a lot better than out of a bag. Imagine if most people ate fries they bought from bags at stores, it's the same thing with chips. Bags of chips are fine but hot out of the oil is so much better.

[@___LC___]

Video hasn’t started; I WANT NACHOS!!!

[@thewolfethatcould8878]

I absolitely love your videos! Thank you so much! And who cant like Nachos? Nachooooo Libre!!! 🍻

[@chris123chris82]

Shawna Wolfe I really hope this gets a lot of likes 👍

[@whitegryphon2022]

Lol my grandson was born the 21st of October I think I'll call him Nacho

[@eclectricdesigns]

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!

[@majorgeek]

So, a video about Nachos is brought to you by Cheddar? I see what you did there!

[@thanksfernuthin]

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!!!!"

[@Maverick8t88]

Nachos, like pizza, are a blank slate for flavor experiments. Like a sandwich, the more you pile on, the better.

[@jbrisby]

Oh, so it's sort of like calling doughnuts 'Timmies', like they do in Canada.

[@Serai3]

It's Coe-SELL. Not "Causle". PFFFFFFFT.

[@tritonum]

Dude you make other trivia channels look like garbage. My favourite one by far.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks!

[@marvindebot3264]

Don't American nachos have mince (ground beef I think you guys call it) in the mix? Here (down under) it's corn chips, cheese (real cheese, not that canned cheese sauce crap), beef mince, guacamole and sour creme. The chilli is usually in the sauce the beef is cooked in and/or stirred into the sour creme.

[@Akaryusan]

whoever invented them they should receive the nobel peace prize and be made a saint.

[@ladyi7609]

Ha, I've never heard my hometown's name being pronounced so many times by a Brit before! BTW, I've actually been to the Rico's headquarters before to pick up some concessions items for a school festival thing during high school (my high school being located downtown just like the Rico's HQ, it wasn't a tough assignment). It's insane how big that building is for a downtown business!

[@marclemieux1030]

Just to clarify Simon, his name is pronounced... Howard Co sell. Not a biggie though. Great vid as usual.

[@munbun75]

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.

[@edwelty]

Mmmmm I’m really hungry for Mexican food now. Luckily I live in Denver Colorado so it’s never too far lol.