Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles
Burnt Toast Diner's Special of The Decade!
First mentioned:	Seven Minutes to Midnight
Owned by:	Burnt Toast Diner, Maya

Chilaquiles are a traditional Mexican dish. They are typically made from fried corn tortillas, salsa, eggs, pulled chicken, cheese and/or sour cream.

About

Seven Minutes to Midnight

While Hiro and Ando are discussing meal selections at the Burnt Toast Diner, Hiro asks Charlie to pick something delicious for himself and something for a fat person for Ando. Charlie responds, "Well I got just the thing. One chilaquiles and one cottage cheese plate coming right up.". Hiro then enjoys his meal.

Five Years Gone

Future Claire serves a plate of chilaquiles and waffles to a patron of the Burnt Toast Diner.

Powerless

As Maya is preparing the dish in the kitchen of Mohinder's apartment, Sylar states, "I hope you don't mind... Maya cooked. She makes the most amazing chilaquiles.".

Trivia

• The name chilaquiles is derived from the word chil-a-quilitl which means "herbs or greens in chili broth" or "a broken-up old, sombrero".
• Recipes for chilaquiles have been found in U.S. cookbooks published as far back as 1898.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Chilaquiles for fan-created theories and other speculation.