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[–] Babs@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Salsa is a spicy fruit salad.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So I can put marshmallows in it then

[–] context@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

yeah find a mango salsa recipe and replace the mango with mini marshmallows and you've got yourself a solid contribution to the reader's digest recipe section

[–] brainw0rms@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

mystery-emote thought-side-l-1 they don't know tomato isn't a vegetable thought-side-l-2

they-dont-know

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Salsa is Spanish for sauce. So, it’s a sauce.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

At what point does a tomato cease being a vegetable and become a sauce.

[–] anonochronomus@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, it's a fruit, so never.

[–] glingorfel@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's a fruit botanically but it can still be a veggie

[–] anonochronomus@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure it only becomes a vegetable when made into ketchup.

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

when you crush or puree it to a sauce like consistency

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But at what point does it go from one to the other. How many seconds of blending or crushes before it's no longer tomato and is now sauce.

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

About half a second or 3-5 pulses, you're welcome

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Oh that makes sense thank you

[–] crime@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

no it's a soup

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There has to be a limit on how much of a process something can go through while still being considered a vegetable, otherwise meat is vegetable.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Checkmate vegans your beef is made of water sun and grass so it's vegan smuglord (This is a joke don't ban me)

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Vegetable is a culinary term that doesn't follow strict guidelines but is commonly understood

[–] PapaEmeritusIII@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s not a vegetable, but it is made of (mostly) vegetables.

I second this!

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 7 points 1 month ago

Nope, it's a dance.

Ole!

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

White man spotted

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It doesn't grow on a tree, so it's not a fruit.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Unlike pineapple, watermelon, banana, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, prickly pears, cantaloupe, honeydew, and many others.

Or the popular fruits: cinnamon, cork, or leaves

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

botanically or culinarily?

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

In my tummilarily

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

It's fruit salad

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Its a condiment.

[–] sweatersocialist@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

sometimes i'll just straight up take a drink of salsa. it's so good.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes of course, there's nothing in it but vegetables

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

that's only if it's homemade

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

it's a medium-rare smoothie

[–] hallmarkxmasmovie@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Jarred salsa barely has any nutritional value if the back of the label is to be believed so I'd say no. Like, black beans should have a ton of potassium in them but if you buy black bean and corn salsa it'll have very little potassium so I'd assume any of the other nutrients like vitamin A that aren't required to be on the label are also lacking.

But it tastes good so who cares.

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

My continued existence proves it is possible to subsist on homemade salsa so I say it counts

[–] Egon@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's a mix of vegetables (which have no clear definition according to one funny video and no further personal research) and other stuff.

Is a car a metal? Is a pillow a plant? Is a human a cell?

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Egon@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Its a jam or preserve

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

No, it's a salad. Anything you put it on instantly becomes salad.

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

no it is a recipe