[Sca-cooks] Caesar salad

[Huette von Ahrens]

--- "Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius"
<adamantius.magister at verizon.net> wrote:
> Also sprach Huette von Ahrens:
> >According to the Oxford Companion to Food,
> Caesar
> >Salad was invented by Caesar Cardini in
> Tijuana,
> >Mexico in 1924.  The original six ingredients
> >were:  romainne lettuce, garlic, olive oil,
> >croutons, parmesan cheese and Worchestershire
> >sauce.  Anchovy was added later and without
> >Cardini's approval, as he thought the anchovy
> >from the Worchestershire sauce was sufficient.
> 
> That part is true: the anchovy was added by
> Caesar's brother Alex (as 
> well as the first named version, "Aviator's
> Salad"). Does the Oxford 
> Companion not mention the coddled egg or lemon?
> Most sources seem to 
> agree that they were there from the get-go, so
> the concept of the 
> "six original ingredients" may be a
> contradiction in terms.
> 
> Adamantius

No, it doesn't.  The mention is under the heading
of "salads" and is quoting John Mariani in his
book "The Dictionary of American Food and Drink".

Huette

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