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Who Invented the Caesar Salad, Where Did it Come From, and How Did it Get its Name?

June 26, 2020 by Karen Hill

In the beginning, a Caesar salad was made with whole leaves of romaine lettuce, tossed at the table, and eaten with the fingers.

It was intended as an entrée.

Today, served at restaurants of every type, it is a salad of convenience and often includes chicken or beef.

When the salad was first introduced, though, the non-vegetable ingredients were strictly seafood such as anchovies and shrimp.

The salad was created in 1924 by Caesar Cardini (1896-1956) at his Italian restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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