Many people think the Caesar salad was named after Julius Caesar — it’s not. The Caesar salad was invented by an Italian man named Caesar Cardini. Italians can rest assured that there was Italian influence behind its creation. Cardini was a restauranteur who was born in northern Italy.
Keeping this in consideration, where did Cesar salad originate?
Likewise, did Romans eat Caesar salad?
One thing is certain: No Roman Caesar ever ate a Caesar salad. That is an entirely modern invention created in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico. The name comes from its creator, chef Caesar Cardini. Nonetheless, the combination of olive oil, garlic, lemon, and salty anchovies would probably have appealed to the great general.