Five-and-Dime · Chili Corn Chips
Frito Pie
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The classic version is served straight out of a slit-open single-serving Fritos bag, a serving method said to have started at the old Woolworth's counter on the Santa Fe Plaza.
Corn chips are topped with a scoop of chili, chopped onion, and shredded cheese and eaten with a plastic fork right out of the bag. Plaza vendors and fair stands across New Mexico still serve it this way.
Why it's made this way: Santa Fe's old Woolworth's counter is central to the dish's popularization, though Texas also claims it through the family behind Fritos; New Mexican versions typically finish with the local red or green chile instead of plain chili.
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