That's the beloved appetizer consisting of six yellow peppers stuffed with shrimp that family matriarch Carmen Murguia brought to California from the border town of Mexicali, creating what may be the area’s most popular Mexican dish and inspiring countless imitators.
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USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Michtom didn’t bother to patent his invention; the imitators merely spurred interest.
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