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How many ingredients does it take to call it a salad? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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My significant other ate cucumbers and onion with some ranch. I called it a cucumber onion salad. She says there aren't enough ingredients to call it a salad, because "it takes multiple ingredients". I pointed out she had three and asked what the minimum is. She refuses to answer so I ask Lemmy.

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can we first define "salad"?

If it's cold ingredients, mixed together, then wilted iceberg lettuce and a gas station dressing packet is salad.

So two.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    German potato salad is served hot. A salad is literally just any ingredients mixed together.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I‘m German and have eaten a lot of potato salad during my entire life. Not once has it been served hot

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It doesn't even have to be cold. Look at pasta salad, or anything with grilled chicken or fresh croutons.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I'm not gonna claim a salad can't be hot, but I think of pasta salads as a cold dish. Maybe it depends where your from.

    Potato salad is generally cold too, but there is also hot German potato salad.

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