Hail Caesar salad! Born 100 years ago in Tijuana
The Caesar Salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico on July 4, 1924 to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.
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![The Caesar salad was born 100 years ago, on July 4, 1924, in Tijuana, Mexico. Above, the grilled romaine Caesar salad at<strong> </strong>Boucherie, a restaurant in uptown New Orleans.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/6720x4480!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2Fb6%2Ffe9e1ab642dba206214f9f29d572%2Fboucherie-may2021content-74.jpg)
The Caesar Salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico on July 4, 1924 to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.
(Image credit: Randy Schmidt)