#nationalnachosday — Public Fediverse posts

On November 6th, National Nachos Day recognizes the snack favored at sporting events across the country. In their purest form, nachos are tortilla chips covered in nacho cheese, queso or other melted cheese and served with salsa. First created sometime around 1943, the popular and loved nachos are of Mexican origin. #NationalNachosDay

It’s #NationalNachosDay! They’re often served with a smooth cheese dip—made by adding (tri)sodium citrate, or Na₃C₆H₅O₇, to cheese. It reduces the pH, makes the cheese proteins more soluble & prevents the mix separating.

Ignoring the numbers, its formula spells… 😄 #272sci

(Note for new followers: the hashtag #272sci came about because these small, sciency tweets are written to fit into Twitter’s 280 character count – 272 characters with the tag and a space.)