But where did it come from?
Who thought to come up with this delicious combination?
Was it actually a man named Caesar?
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Well, its origins may surprise you.
Hailor, rather, hello thereCaesar.
Think the Caesar Salad was named for ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar?
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Nope, that’s just a myth many of us just assumed it seems.
There, he opened Caesar’s Palace.
A salad is born.
It was there that Cardini claims to have invented the Caesar Salad on July 4, 1924.
He mixed it all together, and the rest is history.
Of course, the Caesar salad has evolved with time.
Though supposedlyoriginally conceived as finger food, the restaurant started preparing it tableside, which was a real hit.
Hearguedthat Worcestershire sauce was all that was needed to lend the salad that slightly salty, fishy taste.
However you make it, all hail Caesar for (probably) inventing this satisfying salad.
