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Somebody decided to put chilli powder on a processed chip, and then somebody else has taken the credit, including having a film made about them. Thankfully, it

Somebody decided to put chilli powder on a processed chip, and then somebody else has taken the credit, including having a film made about them. Thankfully, it seems like we're back to having Slow News Mondays.

throw_away_8080 4y ago
I know right :) All I need now is a Show HN of an API for something that shouldn't be on the internet. Or a cat rescued from a tree on channel 9.
- batch12 4y ago
  I tried to make this-- an collector of only local news.. but the results were very boring. I still have the domain waiting in the next inspiration...
felipemnoa 4y ago
Just wait till you find out that people put chili on all sorts of things. Heck, the Aztecs were putting chili on hot chocolate before there was even a Mexico. Those crazy Mexicas (not a misspelling) would put chili on anything! Something tells me that they were putting chili on tortilla chips even back then. Crazy right?! Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!
- nsxwolf 4y ago
  Flamin' Hot Cheetos really are special, though. There's always been spicy chips and spicy this or that. These have a really nice acidic flavor, and just a lot of complexity I don't know how to describe. They're fantastic.
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- akiselev 4y ago
  Tortilla chips are a 20th century invention and the Mexica wouldn’t be introduced to frying until the Spanish conquest.
  - felipemnoa 4y ago
    You can make tortilla chips without frying them. Just heat them up slowly and the tortilla will become hard as a tortilla chip. Have used this method to make tostadas. I'm sure the Mexicas knew of this back then. Leave them too long in a hot surface and they become tostadas. Break them manually and now you have tortilla chips!
    - anthk 4y ago
      Uh, this is odd. Tostadas in Spain means the classical toasted bread slices, either on a toaster or a pan.
- saghm 4y ago
  > Now put that in your pipe and smoke it! I'm half expecting someone to come in with details about some culture or person who smoked chili powder and what it was like.

throw_away_8080 4y ago

I know right :) All I need now is a Show HN of an API for something that shouldn't be on the internet. Or a cat rescued from a tree on channel 9.

batch12 4y ago
I tried to make this-- an collector of only local news.. but the results were very boring. I still have the domain waiting in the next inspiration...

felipemnoa 4y ago

Just wait till you find out that people put chili on all sorts of things. Heck, the Aztecs were putting chili on hot chocolate before there was even a Mexico. Those crazy Mexicas (not a misspelling) would put chili on anything! Something tells me that they were putting chili on tortilla chips even back then. Crazy right?! Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!

nsxwolf 4y ago
Flamin' Hot Cheetos really are special, though. There's always been spicy chips and spicy this or that. These have a really nice acidic flavor, and just a lot of complexity I don't know how to describe. They're fantastic.
- deleted 4y ago
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akiselev 4y ago
Tortilla chips are a 20th century invention and the Mexica wouldn’t be introduced to frying until the Spanish conquest.
- felipemnoa 4y ago
  You can make tortilla chips without frying them. Just heat them up slowly and the tortilla will become hard as a tortilla chip. Have used this method to make tostadas. I'm sure the Mexicas knew of this back then. Leave them too long in a hot surface and they become tostadas. Break them manually and now you have tortilla chips!
  - anthk 4y ago
    Uh, this is odd. Tostadas in Spain means the classical toasted bread slices, either on a toaster or a pan.
saghm 4y ago
> Now put that in your pipe and smoke it! I'm half expecting someone to come in with details about some culture or person who smoked chili powder and what it was like.