09 Mar 2002
Last night I got to thinking about the origin of tortilla chips. It’s
obvious that the modern incarnation of tortilla chips are nothing like their
origins. Look at the name “tortilla chips.” This seems
to indicate that tortilla chips were originally just that, chips off of a
tortilla. Maybe tortillas were fried and then shattered to make
chips. Maybe the tortillas were cut up and then fried, I don’t
know. What I do know is that there is no way to get from a tortilla to
the modern “tortilla chip” which is a much closer relative to the
Frito or the Cheeto than to the tortilla.
OK, so I’m writing this after 1 in the morning. There is a better
than average chance that I what I wrote above doesn’t make a bit of
sense. Guess I’ll have to edit that tomorrow/today.