"Kathleen" > wrote in message
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> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>> Dimitri wrote:
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>>> Chili poured over Fritos topped with cheese and onion..............
>>>
>>> SENSATIONAL!
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>>
>> Isn't there a Texas (I think) custom of ladling chili directly into a bag
>> of
>> Fritos, adding toppings, then eating right out of the bag?
>>
>> Bob
>
> First time i ever had it was up in Iowa and they called it a walking taco.
> They'd lay a bag of fritos on the counter, bang it with the side of a fist
> a couple time, add a scoop of taco meat, some shredded cheese, lettuce,
> salsa, sour cream and hand it to you with a spork to eat it with.
>
> And you could indeed eat it while walking around, unlike the traditional
> crunchy taco (the kind where the bottom drops out after the first bite?).
>
Most every sports bar in NY serves that dish as often if not more often than
wings and/or pizza, some versions are sensational. On St Paddys day around
these parts the mick pubs serve a version with kelly green corn chips, ain't
no blarney! The dago pubs use red, white, and green chips all year, and
cover em with traditional pizza toppings and/or antipasto treats. This is
truly fast food... a few seconds in the nuker melts the cheese. Portions
are typically huge, really for two.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos

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