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The Caesar looks Italian, tastes Italian and was born in a Mexican kitchen emergency
Caesar Cardini created the Caesar salad on July 4, 1924, in a nearly empty kitchen in Mexico during a busy weekend when Prohibition was not enforced there.
The salad was made by an Italian immigrant in Mexico and is viewed by most diners as neither solely Italian nor Mexican, reflecting its unique hybrid origin.
Cardini's Italian heritage influenced every ingredient in the salad, which has a name giving it a Roman association.
The Caesar salad is a lasting culinary hybrid that cannot be claimed exclusively by Italy, Mexico, Hollywood, or American steakhouses.