Guide Note

Tortilla Chips are baked or fried corn tortillas. They are commonly found in Mexican and Tex-Mex Cuisine.

In the 1940s, tortilla chips were made as a way to use malformed tortillas that came out of an automated tortilla machine. They were cut into triangles, fried, and sold for a dime a bag by the El Zarape Tortilla Factory.

They are commonly served in Mexican restaurants with salsa or guacamole, but are a popular dish when served as nachos.

The most common commercial makers of tortilla chips in the United States are Tostitos and Doritos.

Fast Facts

1. Can be made with white, blue, red or yellow corn
2. Invented in Los Angeles in the 1940s and sold as a popular snack

Other Tortilla Products

1. Nachos
2. Quesadillas
3. Tostadas
4. Chalupas
5. Flautas
6. Gorditas
7. Sopes

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