My abuelita, Guadalupe, used to like telling all of us grandkids while she made us stand in line at the stove to receive a hot-off-the-griddle corn tortilla, that she invented Fritos.

She would explain how it was just a matter of cutting into strips a corn tortilla, deep-frying them, transferring the strips to a paper towel to drain the grease and topping them off with a sprinkle of salt or chili powder.

Of course, we believed her. Nobody in their right mind contradicted their abuelita, especially if they wanted to be first in line for a fresh tortilla slathered with butter that melted so quickly you had to slurp it from one end of the rolled-up tortilla. Read More