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The story behind Caesar salad

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108 points Bluestein | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 19:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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ThrowOregonAway ◴[04 Jul 25 22:52 UTC] No.44468604[source]▶
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.

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1. analog31 ◴[05 Jul 25 03:40 UTC] No.44469943[source]▶
Sure, the enjoyment of food involves etiquette and aesthetics. When I learned to cook (from my mom), she said that a knife should never enter the salad plate, and if it does, the cook should be embarrassed.

Of course I'm influenced by that lesson, even though it's perfectly arbitrary and I don't always follow it myself, nor do I complain if it's not strictly adhered to.