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The story behind Caesar salad

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104 points Bluestein | 4 comments | 04 Jul 25 19:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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aezart ◴[04 Jul 25 22:33 UTC] No.44468474[source]▶
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."
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throwawee ◴[04 Jul 25 22:47 UTC] No.44468570[source]▶
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.
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noduerme ◴[05 Jul 25 00:24 UTC] No.44469125[source]▶
Standing up here for iceberg, I think a proper wedge with blue cheese and bacon is delicious. The crispness is refreshing. Not as nutritional as other salads, but sure goes well with a steak and a martini.
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1. tptacek ◴[05 Jul 25 01:10 UTC] No.44469339[source]▶
I took that comment to refer to "iceberg, cheeese, and ranch" as a unit. Iceberg is great, the official lettuce of the greatest sandwich in the world.
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2. goosejuice ◴[05 Jul 25 03:55 UTC] No.44469984[source]▶
The iceberger?
3. spudlyo ◴[05 Jul 25 04:19 UTC] No.44470045[source]▶
The greatest, and the most American sandwich in the world. The BLT is incredibly balanced, I feel like all three elements are stars in their own right.
4. euroderf ◴[05 Jul 25 07:58 UTC] No.44470924[source]▶
Often eating a chunk of iceberg is like gnawing on the demon spawn of table legs and styrofoam. Gimme those dark leafy greens.