Etymology

Italian dressing

Today it means: A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell peppers, usually sugar or corn syrup, and numerous herbs and spices. Full definition →

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The story

Named by Americans in the 20th century for this dressing's inspiration from vinaigrettes made by Italians and Italian-Americans, although the present-day formulations sold on supermarket shelves are somewhat different from those origins. More at Wikipedia.

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