I’ve continued to reach out to the people I know all around the world. Today, Julia Yale of Texas Casual and friend of the blog wrote in to tell me all about her love for nachos since being a wee lass. While I may disagree with her style of nachos, I love the way she handles her argument.

My nacho love started at the wee age of 7 when my family went out to eat at Uncle Julio’s in Dallas, TX. After purveying the menu I felt that the bean and cheese nachos were going to be my best bet. After watching the tortilla machine spin those balls of dough, baby, right round, round, round, until they became little inflated pillows and then finally tortillas, and consuming more Dr. Pepper then healthy for any age, my meal arrived. The plate came and atop it was a heaping pile of yellow corn tortilla chips that were so thin they could only be homemade in the restaurant smothered in refried beans, also so thin they could only be homemade in the restaurant covered with a coating of what could only be cheese. Monterrey jack, cheddar, American, a nice blend of all three, thinly shredded and melted to perfection resting as a blanket of yumminess for me to indulge in.

The thing about Texas nachos is that each bite you take is a combination of crispy, smooth, hot and cheesy. The beans and cheese melt into each other in your mouth and you can’t stop it from watering.   Every visit back to UJ’s my mouth was rewarded with the tasty morsels, no jalapeños please, I was only 7! As I got older and braver I began to realize that the sour cream and Pico de Gallo and guacamole that always rested on the bed of lettuce in the middle of the circle of heavenly nachos were very tasty and complementary toppings that shouldn’t go to waste. I’ve since remained a fan of the simple bean and cheese nachos. I see no need to add on beef, steak, chicken or much of anything else; after all it is the Tex-Mex way and I think you’ll find most other true Texans agree whole heartedly. Deep in the heart of bean and cheese Texossssss.

For even more nacho fun

Nachos in San Antonio by A Lovely Guest

Voila Nachos by A Lovely Guest

Nachos con Los Angeles by A Lovely Guest

Chi-Town Nachos by Lee Frank