Origin of Caesar Salad History, Ingredients, and More Did you know the Caesar Salad has Latino roots? , This world famous dish wasnt born in Italy it was actually created in Tijuana, Mexico by Italian immigrant chef Caesar Cardini in the 1920s. Today, Original Caesar Dressing (Cardini's) 12oz Parthenon Foods It wasn't born in Rome and wasn't meant to make history. The Caesar salad turns 101 this month, tracing its roots not to an emperor, but to Tijuana, Mexico, and a moment The Century Long Saga of the Caesar Salad The New York Times