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How many ingredients does it take to call it a salad? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works 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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[–] Sigmatank@midwest.social 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Well, the cube rule of food says anything without a starch/bread is a salad, if you want an absurd authority to point to: https://cuberule.com/

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Looks at breakdown of the cube rule: Yeah, okay. That all makes perfect sense.

Looks at examples that follow the cube rule: YOU MONSTERS!!

[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

This is hilarious! What a beautiful, pointless discussion! I love it! 🤣

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

So steak or chocolate are salads and a salad is a nacho, got it!

[–] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Potato salad is sad now