katievspredator t1_jaenka3 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Reply to comment by DaveOJ12 in TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional

Apparently. It's similar to how the Egg McMuffin was invented. A Tex Mex restaurant in Frontierland added them to the menu after someone suggested they fry and season the leftover tortillas instead of throwing them out. Fritos didn't find out about them until a few years later, and then they started mass producing them when they realized how popular they were

At least that's the story, I'm not a Frito Lay historian

DaveOJ12 t1_jaepzms wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:13 PM

Thanks.

Time to find out how the Egg McMuffin was invented.

(How deep does this rabbit hole go?)

ChargedMedal t1_jaew0aa wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:54 PM

It's similar to how Doritos were invented. A breakfast restaurant in Frontierland added them to the menu after someone suggested they slice and use as buns the leftover english muffins instead of throwing them out. McDonald's didn't find out about them until a few years later, and then they started mass producing them when they realized how popular they were

At least that's the story, I'm not a McDonald's historian.

Lou_Mannati t1_jaew586 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:55 PM

Some guy threw ham , egg and cheese on a muffin. Boom. Invented.