Ignacio Anaya García: the story behind the leader who created the nachos

Restaurants, cinemas and stadiums. Since its creation in 1943, the
nachos They conquered different spaces and are now present in countries all over the world. The man behind that
collation"is
Ignacio Anaya García, a Mexican chef born August 15, 1895 and would have been 124 years old today. As usual, he is known by his nickname, "Nacho", which gave rise to the name of his invention.

In 1943, García worked at Club Victoria, a popular restaurant in the Mexican city of Piedras Negras, in the state of Coahuila. It appeared that one day a group of wives of American soldiers arrived and ordered a snack. Since there was no leader, Garcia decided to prepare the order of the women himself. That's how he created the nachos with the ingredients available in the kitchen.

The women asked him how he called and he replied, "Nacho's specialties." Over time, this new proposal became famous and entered an American food book in early 1949. The success was such that in 1960, Garcia opened his own restaurant: El Nacho.

Garcia refused to patent the nachos because he claimed that they were "only one"
collation keep customers happy and well fed "and because he said they were" like any other border dish. "Whatever it is, his name has entered the story and today
Google decided to pay tribute to him 124 years after his birth with a
doodle.

In addition, Piedras Negras organizes each October the international festival "Nacho Fest" and erects a plaque in his honor.