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World's Biggest Caesar Salad

fdt - 9-22-2007 at 12:18 PM

Mark your calendars, Saturday October 20th at the Tijuana Cultural Center there wil be an attempt to prepare the worlds biggest Caesar Salad for the Guinness Record.

http://canirac-tijuana.com/html/events.html

[Edited on 10-18-2007 by fdt]

bajajudy - 9-22-2007 at 01:00 PM

That sounds like a lot of fun. Wish that it were closer to me.
Buen Provecho

jeans - 9-22-2007 at 04:26 PM

Sounds delicious! I know mom will want to go. Be a part of history!! Are they selling advanced tickets? How much?

Thanks!

bajamigo - 9-22-2007 at 04:44 PM

Are there enough anchovies in Mexico for that salad?

:lol:

DENNIS - 9-22-2007 at 04:59 PM

Nope. They all go to the tuna pens.

bajamigo - 9-22-2007 at 05:04 PM

Let's chip in and buy Ferna a couple of those anchovy-fed atun. Here's my $70,000 USD.

DENNIS - 9-22-2007 at 08:43 PM

Thank you. Your a nice person

fdt - 9-22-2007 at 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by jeans
Sounds delicious! I know mom will want to go. Be a part of history!! Are they selling advanced tickets? How much?

Thanks!

The admision is only $3 dollars and entitles you to salad (they say all you can eat) and then they will also have a variety of other dishes prepared by Tijuanas best restaurants and they will have ticket sales starting at $1 dollar or ticket books of up to $10 dollars.
Interested? I'd love to accompany you.

Sharksbaja - 9-22-2007 at 10:13 PM

My momma always told me "no uncooked lettuce" in Mex. It better be romaine dammit. :lol:

bajamigo - 9-23-2007 at 08:16 AM

Let's not forget that Caesar Cardini invented the salad bearing his name, right there in TJ.

[Edited on 9-23-2007 by bajamigo]

What's in a name???

bajaguy - 9-23-2007 at 08:32 AM

Sounds better than ordering a Cardini salad.

DENNIS - 9-23-2007 at 09:17 AM

Good thing his name wasn't Gus.

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 09:45 AM

?

DENNIS - 9-23-2007 at 09:55 AM

What do you mean ....?..
Would you order a Gus Salad?

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
What do you mean ....?..
Would you order a Gus Salad?

Sorry, has to be the mexican in me (100%) I don't get it :?:

DENNIS - 9-23-2007 at 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by fdt

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Originally posted by DENNIS
What do you mean ....?..
Would you order a Gus Salad?

Sorry, has to be the mexican in me (100%) I don't get it :?:

That occured to me. "Gus" is a stereotypical working mans name. Antiquated, not much used anymore. I'm kinda guessing but, it's a nickname for Gustaf, some of our German immigrant folks. Pronounced like "US", rather than "Goose."

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 01:12 PM

Got it, I should have stuck with the mexican pronunciation :lol:

jeans - 9-23-2007 at 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by fdt

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Originally posted by jeans
Sounds delicious! I know mom will want to go. Be a part of history!! Are they selling advanced tickets? How much?

Thanks!

If mom is game, Yes!... We will both be recovering from a trip to NYC the week before

Can't beat the price! I'll let you know!

Hook - 9-23-2007 at 04:31 PM

Three tons of caesar salad...........how will they be tossing it? With a skiploader?

Transportation

John M - 9-23-2007 at 04:42 PM

fdt - would you think a taxi to and from the border is best way to go? Never having done that, is locating a taxi at both places easy to do?

John M

God! And some of you told me 'I' should get a life

Baja Bernie - 9-23-2007 at 04:45 PM

Fdt extended a very nice invitation to join with our Mexican counterparts in order to achieve a silly, but fun, international recoginization and the ex-pats with nothing to do chime in with the goodness and light for which they are so well know.

Okay, I have probably torn it but what the heck..........I enjoyed this board for several years and felt that I could not only learn from what was posted here but that I could also contribute.

Lately, a few have taken over the board and as a result if anyone should happen upon this board today I am sure that they would believe that the inmates have assumed control of this once wonderful arena where an exchange of knowledge of Baja was the topic of the day.................No longer!

[Edited on 9-23-2007 by Baja Bernie]

Bernie - not to divert this thread but..

John M - 9-23-2007 at 04:57 PM

Have you actually been posting lately? Or is this an attempt at a surreptitious board take over?

John M

DENNIS - 9-23-2007 at 04:58 PM

Bernie's a Charger fan.

bajamigo - 9-23-2007 at 05:18 PM

It was a nice invitation. Maybe the "silliness" is a kind of RSVP. It wasn't necessarily irrelevant. At the very least, it's kept the thread on the front page. Thanks, Ferna, hope to see you there. I'll slow down through the zona de fallas and pick up a few croutons.

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 05:56 PM

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Originally posted by John M
fdt - would you think a taxi to and from the border is best way to go? Never having done that, is locating a taxi at both places easy to do?

John M

Taxi would be fine to get to the Cultural Center and as you remember from November it's very close to the border, to get back it would also be very easy and if you'd like we can meet there and enjoy the day together, I'm sure others will be interested.

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by jeans
Can't beat the price! I'll let you know!

And I figured it at 10 to 1, it is really a little less if you pay in pesos since its at 11 to 1, so $30 pesos would be about 2.73 USD.

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Hook
Three tons of caesar salad...........how will they be tossing it? With a skiploader?

They are saying it will be 10 chefs and theire helpers, lead by chef San Roman.
http://www.rinconsanroman.com/about-san-roman.html

[Edited on 9-24-2007 by fdt]

Hi, Bernie

Gypsy Jan - 9-23-2007 at 06:45 PM

I understand your bafflement/disgust with the sarcastic, snarky posters, but that is the common discourse on the internets these days - light-hearted, off-the-cuff responses to subjects that may or may not be a significant, well prepared reply.

To go back to the playground, it's another version of "nyah, nyah, nyah".

I don't think you will get a satisfactory reply to your complaints, but you can ignore the disrespect in the internet kind of way.

In regards to the giant Caesar salad, I would love to get a copy of the recipe.

According to Julia Child, who contacted the Cardini family in her research, anchovies are NOT part of the traditional recipe, but, I like to add anchovies because I and the hubby love the additional flavor that they add to the usually very strong tasting romaine leaves.

Maybe the anchovies balance out a bitterness in the romaine lettuce.

[Edited on 9-24-2007 by Gypsy Jan]

[Edited on 9-24-2007 by Gypsy Jan]

fdt - 9-23-2007 at 07:38 PM

Bernie, hope you can make it, not far, inexpensive, fun, etc.

Hook - 9-23-2007 at 08:51 PM

I'm still looking for the sarcastic, snarky posts in this. Seemed like good, clean fun to me; through and including the 'chovies and the skiploader.

I thought the comment about the lettuce was quite funny as it touches on the gringophobia about greens. Havent' we all thrown that myth out the window after all these years?

Must we only be completely serious about a three ton salad?

Hey, I'm thinking about going...........but I'm bringing my own croutons in case I get soggy ones.

Sharksbaja - 9-23-2007 at 10:32 PM

Iam totally so sorry. :lol:

Those croutons will be the flat tortilla kind. Of course it's a wacky tongue-in-cheek thread. Loosen up for goodness sake.
Anchovie pureed and added to a REAL ceasar dressing makes ALL the diff IMHO! They add umph and saltyness and like Jan says, mellows the romaine.
Who's taking over anyhoo? :rolleyes:

DENNIS - 9-24-2007 at 06:43 AM

Oh now, c'mon you guys. Be serious.

fdt - 9-24-2007 at 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Anchovie pureed and added to a REAL ceasar dressing makes ALL the diff IMHO! They add umph and saltyness and like Jan says, mellows the romaine.

It's well known that with so many different stories about the origins of this salad it has many ways of preparing it but from my past experience all of the ingredients are mixed in to make the dressing and the only things that are added at the end are the cruttons, cheese and more pepper if you so desire. Anything else, might as well go to McDonalds for theire version.
http://canirac-tijuana.com/html/events.html

[Edited on 9-24-2007 by fdt]

[Edited on 10-18-2007 by fdt]

BajaGeoff - 9-24-2007 at 11:38 AM

This is going to be a fun event! It was initially scheduled to happen over the summer, but they had to push the date back to October. I came across a guy that drove all the way from Las Vegas to attend the initial event, only to arrive at the Tijuana Cultural Center with nothing going on!!

Baja&Back - 9-24-2007 at 11:50 AM

Do they wash the lettuce??
:lol:

Sharksbaja - 9-24-2007 at 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by fdt

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Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Anchovie pureed and added to a REAL ceasar dressing makes ALL the diff IMHO! They add umph and saltyness and like Jan says, mellows the romaine.

It's well known that with so many different stories about the origins of this salad it has many ways of preparing it but from my past experience all of the ingredients are mixed in to make the dressing and the only things that are added at the end are the cruttons, cheese and more pepper if you so desire. Anything else, might as well go to McDonalds for theire version.
http://www.ultimatebaja.com/html/events.html

[Edited on 9-24-2007 by fdt]

Actually Fern, I never did all momma said. Sounds like a bunch o' fun. I truely would like to SEE that big thang. I also had no idea the dish was that BIG in TJ.

I'll say this much, it takes talent to make a good ceasar dressing. Particularily with the eggs. This really is what I worry about.
When making this meal it is necessary to coddle the eggs. That is, submerge them in boiling water for a minute then let stand a few more at room temp. The eggs are not thoroughly cooked. It is important to use very fresh eggs in order to coddle properly and insure a safe meal. The dressing can be made myriad ways and some use mayo :barf:

to thicken. It's the semi-raw eggs and parmesan that are supposed to thicken it. Some folks chop the anchovies but I think that that way oversalts the salad. Please report back! Have a good time.

Slowmad - 9-24-2007 at 12:19 PM

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Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I'll say this much, it takes talent to make a good ceasar dressing. Particularily with the eggs. This really is what I worry about.
When making this meal it is necessary to coddle the eggs. That is, submerge them in boiling water for a minute then let stand a few more at room temp. The eggs are not thoroughly cooked.

After baking in the hot T-Town sun, the next Guinness record to fall might include...
World's Largest Salmonella Outbreak!
(Quickly followed by World's Gnarliest Gastric Explosion!)

fdt - 9-24-2007 at 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by BajaGeoff
This is going to be a fun event! It was initially scheduled to happen over the summer, but they had to push the date back to October. I came across a guy that drove all the way from Las Vegas to attend the initial event, only to arrive at the Tijuana Cultural Center with nothing going on!!

It was planed for summer but they never did confirm. Always double check with this an any event.

Hook - 9-24-2007 at 02:21 PM

I'm sure they arent coddling eggs in the bottled Cardini's dressing which I DO feel is the best bottled version I've had. Wonder if they will use that?

Not to be confused with a good table side, made-to-order version, of course. I think the best one I ever had was in Vegas at Hugo's in the Four Queens, downtown.

Slowmad - 9-24-2007 at 04:10 PM

Ditto for Hugo's.

And any Tijuana food event is a must-do.
Anyone try Fonda Argentina or Don Diego's, the two newish Argentine steakhouses in town?

[Edited on 9-24-2007 by Slowmad]

fdt - 10-18-2007 at 03:15 PM

Nomads get in free, just email me or U2U me.

http://canirac-tijuana.com/html/events.html