Tortilla chip

Tortilla chip

A plate of tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole
Type	Snack food
Place of origin	Mexico, United States
Main ingredients	Tortillas (corn, vegetable oil, salt, water)
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A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortilla, which are cut into triangles and then fried or baked (alternatively they may be discs pressed out of corn masa then fried or baked). Corn tortillas are made of nixtamalized corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. Although first mass-produced commercially in the U.S. in Los Angeles in the late 1940s,^[1] tortilla chips grew out of Mexican cuisine, where similar items were well known, such as totopos and tostadas.^[2]

Though usually made of yellow corn, they can also be made of white, blue, or red corn. Tortilla chips intended to be dipped are typically only lightly salted, while others may be seasoned with a variety of flavors. Tortilla chips may be served as a garnish for soups or dishes such as chili con carne.