- Tater-Tots
- Created by Ore-Ida in 1953
- Potato scraps
- First sold in 1956
- Sold pre-fried and frozen
- Associated with school lunches
- Some fast food places carry them
- Far better deep fried than baked
- Nachos
- Came from Piedras Negras Coahulia, MX over the border from Eagle Pass, TX
- Named after Ignacio Anaya, nicknamed “Nacho”
- 1943, US service members went to the hotel where he worked and wanted a snack
- Not much was in the kitchen so he fried tortillas, added cheese and jalapenos
- Spread through TX, became an English word in 1950
- Howard Cosell mentioned them a broadcast
- Buffalo Wings
- Commonly credited to the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY 1964
- Fried wing coated in Buffalo sauce
- Vinegar-based pepper sauce mixed with butter
- Several stories
- Fast and easy snack
- Item to serve catholics at mid-night
- Delivery/order of the wrong item
- Cheap cut of meat
- John Young of Wings n’ Things moved from Alabama and had seen a place in Washington DC doing good business with wings
- Variations
- Sauce varieties
- Boneless wings
- Breaded wings
- Good wings
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We explore the history of some common appetizers/snacks.