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Bites from La Frontera: Caesar Salad

Season 2 | 1m 30s

It turns out the world-famous Caesar Salad originated in Mexico! Pati Jinich is at the restaurant where it was invented, Hotel Caesar’s in Tijuana, Baja California, where she makes the original Caesar Salad with current owner Chef Javier Plascencia.

Support for LA FRONTERA WITH PATI JINICH is provided by University of California San Diego, International Community Foundation, Visit Tucson, County of San Diego, Chicanos Por La Causa, Duty Free Americas, Destination El Paso, City of Laredo, Laredo Economic Development Corporation, City of Nuevo Laredo, Desarrollo Económico de Ciudad Juárez, Tecate, and Fundación FEMSA. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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