# Is tuna (ham/egg/chicken...) salad a "salad"?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [April 4, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tuna-ham-egg-chicken-salad-a-salad/999807 "2024-04-04T02:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tuna-ham-egg-chicken-salad-a-salad/999807/7 "2024-04-04T05:11:39Z")

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We’ve argued before over what counts as “a salad”—or as “salad,” if the distinction matters, which I assert in that thread that it does.

> [@Can a salad, by definition, include animal protein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-salad-by-definition-include-animal-protein/947365):
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> So I got into the most ridiculous online argument last night over whether a salad can be called a salad if it includes meat products. My view is that of course it can, and I cited my own potato salad that has lots of bacon, Caesar salad and even green papaya salad that traditionally includes small crabs. What say the Dope? Are these examples no longer salads if they are not exclusively plant-based?

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