We don't usually mention alcoholic drinks in this blog because they generally aren't food, which is our primary focus. The Caesar from Canada can definitely be a grand exception.
Americans have a similar drink called a Bloody Mary, mostly tomato juice with spices and maybe a stalk of celery. The Caesar has a lot more flavor (flavour?) and more garnishes. Between the tomato juice, clam juice, and garnishes, you have a decent appetizer.
Baroness von Sketch Show (from Canada) had a sketch about living it up at the cottage with Caesars. IFC, which carried the show in the United States, freaked out the idea of a Caesar and made them change the drink from Caesar to a Bloody Mary.
Letterkenny decided to do an episode of the brilliance of the Caesar, offering multiple options for the base, booze, rimmers, boosters, and garnishes. CanadianCrossing.com, our sibling blog, devoted its space today to the Caesar.
Letterkenny shows the U.S. audience the different ways to make a Caesar
We have written about the Caesar a few times. We acknowledge though that the Letterkenny episode Season 10, Episode 2 Dealership does a better job of explaining the Caesar by going through the multiple categories in different variations.
In our version, we used clam juice with tomato juice instead of Clamato juice to avoid high-fructose corn syrup.
Knowing the basics of a Caesar makes experimenting more fun since you know the starting point.
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Hard to see a Caesar and not want a Caesar.
— Letterkenny Problems (@LetterkennyProb) May 18, 2019
This is Dry January for some people: Nothing wrong with doing a virgin Caesar if alcohol does not fit into your life. The non-alcoholic version tastes really good, unlike some mocktails.
If you aren't in Canada, getting there is more difficult. Making a homemade Caesar can make you feel a bit like you are in Canada.
Letterkenny is available on Crave in Canada and Hulu in the United States.
Twitter captures: @LetterkennyProb
photo credit: Letterkenny/Bell Media
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