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National Tortilla Chip Day is an annual feast celebrated on February 24th of every year. Most of us love eating the tortilla chips with some favorite salsa or dip when watching movies and during other fun times. The crunchy, delicious, and crispy chips will be an all-time favorite snack even for those on a diet. They are usually cut into wedges, and this triangle-shaped treat is fried or baked. It is a snack food prepared from the corn tortillas and is a nationwide sensation, served alongside salsa. Why not celebrate a Day for this ever loved snack with a special Day? Eat the tortilla chips and honor it on National Tortilla Chip Day to complete the celebration.
“Every movie is a road movie. Every novel is a mystery. Every tortilla chip is sacred.” – Sherman Alexie
History of National Tortilla Chip Day
The history, origin, and the year from when the National Tortilla Chip Day has been in celebration is unknown. There isn’t any mention of the founder who has created this Day for the tortilla chips. However, this famous tortilla chip has been introduced in the year 1940s. It was Rebecca Webb Carranza who has introduced this famous triangle-shaped tortilla chip. Carranza made use of misshapen tortillas that are discarded by the automated tortilla manufacturing machine. She took the rejected tortillas and had cut them into triangles and fried. She had started selling them and is still a popular snack. Carranza has also received the Golden Tortilla award for her incredible contribution to the Mexican food industry in the year 1994.
yTortilla Chip is the snack food made from the corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. It was considered to be a Mexican food and are known as totopos and tostadas. Tortilla Chip is usually made of the yellow corn and is also made of white, blue, or red corn. Wheat, sugar, and monosodium glutamate are the other ingredients used by the manufactures. The tortilla chip is always accompanied by some form of a dip which is now a staple party dish. The State of Texas made the tortilla chip as the official state snack in the year 2003.
How to Celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day
Celebrating the National Tortilla Chip Day is very simple. Treat yourself to some tortilla chips along with your favorite dip to enjoy the delicious combination. Buy it for your family from the local shop to treat them too. You can even get to learn about the tortilla chips making and try it at your home. Serve it for your friends and family during the meal to celebrated this tortilla day. Share your love for tortilla chip on the social media using the hashtag #TortillaChipDay.
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