who created nachos

Nachos were created by Ignacio Anaya García, a Mexican maître d'hôtel, in Piedras Negras, Mexico, in 1943. The dish was invented at the Victory Club (also known as Club Victoria) when a group of U.S. military wives visited after hours and, with the kitchen closed, Anaya improvised a snack using available ingredients. He topped fried tortilla chips with cheese and jalapeños and briefly baked them, calling the result Nachos Especiales after his nickname, “Nacho.” The creation became widely popular and later helped popularize nachos in Texas and across the United States.