On: A solution to The Onion problem of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt (2021)

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I literally came in here just to make this comment. Like Ragusea, I prefer every bite to be slightly novel and different.

One of my favorite hacks for Ceasar Salad: Take a bag of packaged croutons, put it flat on the table, and crush it with the bottom of a pan. Repeatedly. Until you get a mix of various sized crouton chunks, gravel, and dust. Apply to salad.

I ate a Ceasar this way in some fancy restaurant and I've been making it that way ever since.

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You brought your own croutons and pan to a fancy restaurant?? Bold.

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If it was a fancy restaurant, he probably asked the waiter for pan-smashed croutons.

At normal restaurants, you can use the two-plate method to approximate the effect of pan-smashing croutons.

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Gar son, jay nay pal a crooton pan? Smoosh?