Ask the Memphian: Who created barbecue nachos? It’s a question that will rile some folks up
In a 2022 file photo, baseball fans Stephen Curry, James Harmond and Clay Atkins enjoy barbecue nachos during a Redbirds game. Most Memphians agree barbecue nachos likely predate AutoZone Park, which opened in 2000. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Everyone agrees that barbecue nachos originated in Memphis, but who actually gets the credit for creating the dish?
In this week’s installment of Ask the Memphian, we thought we would try to settle that question once and for all.
But this is Memphis, where folks take their barbecue at least as seriously as they take their cholesterol levels. And frankly, probably a lot more seriously. So we will lay out what we discovered, and perhaps that will be the end of the argument.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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