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I found a recipe in the NYTimes for what is supposedly the original nachos and it asks for Colby cheese. Simple, three ingredients plus dipping sauce if you want: fresh tortilla chips, Colby cheese, sliced pickled jalapeños. They even gave recipes for the fresh tortilla chips and pickled jalapeños.
BUT I cannot find Colby cheese anywhere!!! I can find at least 8 brands of Colby-Jack and find it in chunks, sliced, shredded, you name it, but plain Colby? Also, I looked it up and it's not just cheddar, so anyone who tells me it is is going on my ignore list. Please let me know if it exists near you and if so, what brand it is, so if any of those companies distribute around here I can try asking for it.
Hook’s Cheese in Mineral Point, Wisconsin is one of the few companies that make Colby, in large restaurant blocks of 40lbs. or so. Walmart has it sometimes in retail packaging under their own house brand. The original nachos were made with a Mexican cheese, not made with Colby, which was what Texans used after it crossed the border. Nachos were invented at a restaurant in Piedras Negras called the Victory Club. I ate there several times since the late 60’s. Texans eat nachos with cheddar, Longhorn cheese, which is similar to cheddar, or either of those mixed with jack.
Hook’s Cheese in Mineral Point, Wisconsin is one of the few companies that make Colby, in large restaurant blocks of 40lbs. or so. Walmart has it sometimes in retail packaging under their own house brand. The original nachos were made with a Mexican cheese, not made with Colby, which was what Texans used after it crossed the border. Nachos were invented at a restaurant in Piedras Negras called the Victory Club. I ate there several times since the late 60’s. Texans eat nachos with cheddar, Longhorn cheese, which is similar to cheddar, or either of those mixed with jack.
Interesting story! More info here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachos
According to that article, the original was made with Colby, which surprises me, and since Colby was originally developed in Wisconsin, I'm inclined to say that the wiki is incorrect.
If I couldn't find Colby, I'd substitute Monterey Jack. Made the same way, except it doesn't have the added orange color. IMO monterey jack has the same taste and 'meltiness.'
Most of the historical accounts of the origin of Nachos have them being made with cheddar. It’s unlikely that Oaxaca cheese was used in the original version.
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