The story is traditionally told that the Caesar Salad is named after its inventor, an Italian chef named Caesar Cardini, who had a restaurant in Mexico.
No it's not because I said so.
No,It was made by Mexican Caeser Gardinbi
No, they were named after Caesar Cardini, the inventor of Caesar salad.
No. Caesar salad was so named because of a Mexican Italian chef named "Caesar Cardini" in the early 20th century.
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Casear Salad
Because people named a salad after him.
There is no connection between Caesar Salads and Julius Caesar. The salad was named after its creator, an Italian named Caesar Cardini, who was born in Mexico and invented the salad while working in San Diego in 1924.
they both will eventually have salad dressings named after them.
No Julius Caesar did not invent the Caesar salad
The Caesar Salad was invented in 1903 by an Italian chef named Giacomo Junia. It wasn't until the 1930's that the salad became popular and was on menus.
Though it shares a name with the famed Roman emperor, the Caesar salad was actually named for Caesar Cardini, who invented the dish at his Tijuana, Mexico restaurant in 1924
There are a couple of suggested theories as to the origin of this salad...see the Related Links below for the information. The Caesar salad is not named after Julius Caesar. It is named for its creator, Caesar Cardini, who first prepared the salad in his Caesar's Palace Restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. The salad's creation is attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini, not Julius Caesar. Caesar Cardini was an Italian born chef who immigrated to the United States after World War I. Despite having a home in San Diego, the Cardini family operated a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico, primarily because of prohibition. As it grew in popularity, people gradually began referring to it as "Caesar's salad", as it came from Caesar's restaurant.
He probably did. However, there is no connection between him and Caesar salad, which is a modern invention.