I think people might want to be reminded that in ancient Roman times, Caesar was pronounced more like Kaiser than like how we typically pronounce Caesar in English today.
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Czar also comes from the same root.
Beware the pipeline!!
Also I wonder how many other dictators have their famous cuisine items out there ...
Could've just went for Cesar salad too
Could've just went for Cesar salad too
Julius Caesar -> Title of Caesar -> Title of Kaiser -> An Italian guy named Cesare -> A salad made in Mexico
They likely tossed out that idea.
IIRC that was named after the chef that created it, not a Roman emperor.
But who was the chef named after?
The salad. It's a real mind-bender.
Did you know that Albert Einstein was actually named after Julius Caesar? This is because Caesar was named more than 2000 years ago, while Einstein was named much more recently.
Could have started with C-section.
Isn't that how kaiser rolls are sourced?
(This one is French, not German.)