Upper East Side grocer sells Caesar salad bottles adorned with Trumps face in deep blue area and they are selling out

He came, he saw, he sold salad dressing.A popular Kosher grocer is serving up house-made Caesar dressing adorned with President Trump’s face in the image of the Roman leader — and the owner says the reference to the new president is a hot seller in the deeply blue neighborhood.Ouri’s Market — with locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn — has been hawking the salty sauce since 2017, but more people then ever have been buying it since the 47th president formally returned to the Oval Office.“I never did it for political reasons.I do love Trump and I was with him from day one, but I just did it for fun,” said Gil Gilili.“He’s a business owner like me and he’s been through the nonsense.”And Gilili says he has a tactic for handling Trump foes who see the bottle.“I do have customers that don’t like Trump.

So then I tell those customers that I’m just making fun of him,” he said.The 12-ounce bottle — which retails for $8.99 — is the only house made product at Ouri’s Market aisles to feature the face of any individual.The slender product features a laurel wreath-wearing Trump adorned with a toga in imitation of Julius Cesar — who is not actually the namesake of the delicious and popular salad as many have come to believe.Gilili brainstormed the unique packaging during Trump’s first administration out of pure admiration for the Republican firebrand.While the dressing was always a popular seller, the Trump product surged in popularity when the Republican was re-elected last fall and again when he was sworn in this week — likely because they were able to shed their fear of voicing their support for the President, the owner believes.Although Gilili describes his customers as “conservative,” voters in the neighborhood surrounding Ouri’s Market in the Upper East Side overwhelmingly voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.Just 23% of residents cast their ballots for Trump in the area.The family market’s original location...

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Publisher: New York Post

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