Writing the origin story of any dish can be a controversial affair. For example, don't even get Tampanians and Miamians started about who invented the Cuban sandwich. Food is deeply personal because it's a cultural affair.
The Caesar salad is no different. In fact, the Caesar salad has a surprising history that may shock most foodies. Where did the Caesar salad originate? Keep reading to find out. Many people think the Caesar salad was named after Julius Caesar -- it's not. The Caesar salad was invented by an Italian man named Caesar Cardini. Italians can rest assured that there was Italian influence behind its creation.
Cardini was a restauranteur who was born in northern Italy. As a chef, he settled in North America and worked in many restaurants before stumbling upon his seminal creation. He opened a least two restaurants in California before inventing the Caesar salad elsewhere. Caesar Cardini was born in As expected, it's a little difficult tracing someone's life so long ago. However, an advertisement from Cardini's restaurant in suggests he moved to California in the s.
Early records document his first joint venture in Sacramento. There is also evidence that he worked at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Later, he opened another restaurant in San Diego. However, in , Prohibition threw a wrench in his restauranteur dreams.
He argued that 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. There are actually multiple men who claim they created it—and none of them is Julius Caesar.
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Think again. More in Groceries. Caesar himself rolled the big cart up to the table, tossed the romaine in a great wooden bowl, and I wish I could say I remembered his every move, but I don't. They only thing I see again clearly is the eggs. I can see him break 2 eggs over that romaine and roll them in, the greens going all creamy as the eggs flowed over them. Two eggs in a salad? Two one-minute coddled eggs? And garlic-flavored croutons, and grated Parmesan cheese?
It was a sensation of a salad from coast to coast, and there were even rumblings of its success in Europe. In , the International Society of Epicure declared the classic salad, which by then was popular in Europe, "the greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in 50 years. Main photo credit: The Beeroness.
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