Where Do Nachos Go?

There is a system designed to organize all human knowledge. It’s called the Dewey Decimal System, and if you believe in it, everything has a place.

Naturally, I started wondering where nachos fit.

At first, it seems obvious. Food. Cooking. Somewhere in the 600s. Done.

But that only works if you think nachos are just food.

The 600s are where you start. Cooking, materials, structure. How things melt, how they hold, how long you have before it all turns on you.

The 900s are geography. Different versions, different rules, and a quiet certainty that wherever you are, they’re doing it the right way.

The 300s are social. How many people, how many hands, and how quickly things stop being shared and start being taken.

The 100s are philosophy. You look at the plate, you see the best chip, and you learn something about yourself based on what you do next.

The 400s are language. What people say while they’re eating, and how those words change depending on how good or bad the situation has become.

The 700s are art. Arrangement, color, balance. A brief moment where it looks like something you should appreciate before it disappears.

At some point, you stop trying to place nachos in the system.

They are the system. Of everything.