According to SFGATE, Disneyland is who we have to thank for the invention of Doritos, the delish multi-flavored snacks. The story of how Doritos came to be is super fascinating and quite a ride, too. It all began in 1955 when Fritos became a corporate sponsor of Disneyland, opening Casa de Fritos, a restaurant in the park. The restaurant served “authentic Mexican food,” and several of the dishes came with a side of Fritos – which was just tortillas. These tortillas came from Alex Foods, a local tortilla factory – and a worker there had a genius idea when visiting Disneyland for work. “One day, a salesman from Alex Foods noticed that Casa de Fritos was dumping stale tortillas in the trash,” Bob Sorokanich wrote on Gizmodo. “He gave the kitchen a tip: instead of trashing the stale tortillas, cut them up and fry them.” plain crunchy chips
