[HN Gopher] The story behind Caesar salad
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       The story behind Caesar salad
        
       Author : Bluestein
       Score  : 45 points
       Date   : 2025-07-04 19:45 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | esseph wrote:
       | https://archive.is/2025.07.04-200114/https://www.nationalgeo...
        
         | Bluestein wrote:
         | Ave! :)
        
       | burstoflight wrote:
       | Oddly related :)
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       | - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15424333
        
       | armadsen wrote:
       | It's worth having the original at Caesar's in Tijuana. Absolutely
       | delicious.
        
       | yahoozoo wrote:
       | I love Caesar salads. Surprisingly, one of the best ones I have
       | found is at Carrabba's.
        
         | randycupertino wrote:
         | Are you in the Bay Area? Nicks in Pacifica makes an incredible
         | caesar with anchovies and garlic croutons.
        
       | werdnapk wrote:
       | Once I started making my own Caesar salad dressing at home,
       | Caesar salads for me at home went from meh to unbelievable...
       | basically what you'd get at a nice restaurant. So make your own
       | dressing and never buy the bottled stuff... it's so worth it.
       | 
       | I also add fresh cooked bacon (NEVER bacon bits) and capers.
        
         | yahoozoo wrote:
         | Got a recipe you can provide?
        
         | brookst wrote:
         | True for dressings in general.
         | 
         | A simple vinaigrette with great olive oil, great vinegar, some
         | crushed garlic and a bit of salt is better than the best
         | possible bottled dressing.
        
         | randycupertino wrote:
         | I'll pop my all-time best Caesar dressing recipe here, from
         | cajun Chef Jack Chaplin (RIP):
         | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7qYaMgMtA
         | 
         | Yours sounds great with bacon and capers btw!
        
       | aezart wrote:
       | The first chicken Caesar salad I ever had was, I believe, at
       | Metro Grill during the summer of 2006. I was not (and still am
       | not) much of a salad fan, but that was the salad that made me say
       | "maybe I can learn to like salad."
        
         | throwawee wrote:
         | Good salad is delicious. I think more people would realize that
         | if they weren't exposed to nothing but iceberg, cheddar, and
         | ranch monstrosities during childhood.
        
       | ThrowOregonAway wrote:
       | Hint - it existed long before they claim it did. I have found
       | similar recipes for dressing going back hundreds of years.
       | 
       | Also what's with the lazy restauranteurs allowing their employees
       | to serve lettuce without even chopping it? That's a deal breaker
       | for me, if I am expected to chop the lettuce myself I'm ordering
       | tap water only and no food and never ever EVER going back lol.
        
         | tptacek wrote:
         | A classic Caesar uses whole leaves; the dish was originally
         | meant to be eaten with hands. You can have whatever preferences
         | you like, but I don't think the attitude you're expressing it
         | with is helpful.
        
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