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The story behind Caesar salad

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fracus ◴[] No.44469615[source]
It casts the same spell as pizza. You'd have a hard time finding someone who doesn't really enjoy it. It even works on people who don't generally like salads.
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hn_throwaway_99 ◴[] No.44470364[source]
I don't like it. I like salads that have tasty, fresh, delicious vegetables (and often fruits and/or nuts) where the dressing just adds some pizazz and tartness.

To me caesar salad is just dressing where the lettuce is only there to act as scaffolding.

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1. windowsrookie ◴[] No.44472656[source]
This is exactly why I love Cesar salads. I have always disliked vegetables, trying many times in my life to eat them more because that's what health "experts" say we need to do.

I don't like vegetables fresh, I don't like them grilled, I don't like them stewed.

Cover them in Cesar dressing tho and I can eat an extra large salad (hopefully with some protein too).

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2. shigawire ◴[] No.44473071[source]
>because that's what health "experts" say we need to do.

You remain unconvinced that vegetables are good for you?

3. jajko ◴[] No.44473115[source]
Its not health "experts" but literally whole nutrition science, or science in general. Its like saying "experts" claim evolution, but I know better.

Jeez, I know this is predominantly US forum which is a place with its own fucked up nutrition and general eating problems that whole world sees, but this?

You simply have some (easy to dispose of if actually tried) mental barriers when food needs to be salty, greasy, sweet etc. and rest is untolerable, and salads are a rabbit food (or variant of these, heard it many times in many cultures). This all can be unlearned and new things learned, human mind is not that complex and can be molded like clay with a tiny bit of resolve, it doesn't even take a long time.

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4. amanaplanacanal ◴[] No.44474295[source]
Nutrition science is a cesspool. We know there are essential vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids, beyond that it's all "well, we asked people what they ate and tried to match it with some health outcomes." Bodies are complex, determining causation is hard, and we are mostly not there yet.