Vanity: How do you say "nachos" in Mexican?

3/10/08

[gondramB]

I love the cheese nachos I get in Mexican restaurants - its white cheese kind of hot. You can bean or such but I just like the cheese. Its way better than cheddar or Velveeta or any kind other cheese I've tried to melt.

My neighborhood grocery store has been bought out by a Mexican chain catering to immigrants, legal and otherwise that have moved into Gwinnett county Georgia.

I decided to venture into El Mercado Pueblo even though I usually drive 5 times as far to go to Kroger. I figured where else would I get better Mexican cheese for Nachos. I figured I coulds also see how English friendly and how American-hostile they were.

It was staffed with lots of pretty girls that were friendly enough - I never found one who could understand that I was asking for Farmer's cheese that already had Jalapenos in it. But they helped me find Queso Picante that at least looked like what I wanted.

But I couldn't find Nachos. I asked three different people. They didn't seem to understand "nacho." Thank goodness they didn't seem upset or insulted - a good thing because I got caught noticing how low a 20-something girls jeans were riding in back. But they seemed to regard that as a sign of good taste on my part.

So - does anybody know how to say "Nacho" in Mexican. I still want my cheese nachos.

[MarkL]

Im sorry but those would be chipotles

Thanks for the correction!

Mark

[Dust in the Wind]

Papas fritas con queso fresco picante; more or less

The queso fresco is fresh cheese, melt it however and stir in your favorite hot peppers in the quantities you require...

[gondramB]

Thank you.