Tuna salad facts for kids
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Tuna salad sandwiches being assembled
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| Type | Salad |
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| Main ingredients | Tuna, mayonnaise |
Tuna salad is a popular dish made mostly from two main ingredients: tuna and mayonnaise. The tuna is usually already cooked and comes in a can, packed in water or oil. People often add other yummy things like pickles, celery, relish, and onion to it.
When you put this mix on bread, it becomes a tuna salad sandwich. You can also eat tuna salad by itself, or on top of crackers, lettuce, tomato, or avocado. Sometimes, people even add chopped boiled eggs. Relish gives it a nice tangy flavor and is easy to use because it doesn't need chopping.
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Different Ways to Enjoy Tuna Salad
Tuna salad is enjoyed in many ways around the world. It's a versatile dish that can be a main meal or a side.
Tuna Salad in Belgium
In Belgium, there's a special dish called pêches au thon or perziken met tonijn. This means 'peaches with tuna'. It's made by stuffing half of a canned or fresh peach with tuna salad.
This dish is very popular across Belgium. It's often served at parties where everyone brings a dish to share, called a potluck. This is because it's super easy to make!
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Pêches au thon (peaches with tuna)
Tuna Salad in the United States
In the United States, tuna salad is often seen as a complete dish on its own. However, it can also be mixed with noodles. When you add the usual ingredients like onions, mayonnaise, and celery to noodles, it creates a delicious tuna pasta salad. You can also often find tuna salad at salad bars in America.
The Story of Tuna Salad
Tuna salad has been a favorite food for over 100 years! The very first time tuna salad was mentioned in writing in America was in 1907. By 1914, many different recipes for it had been published.
Tuna salad, especially with celery, is quite similar to chicken salad. However, it became popular quickly because canned tuna is so convenient to use. In the 1960s, tuna salad also gained a reputation as a healthy "diet food" because it has good nutrition.
See also
In Spanish: Ensalada de atún para niños
