I could be wrong but I think you’ve misread it. In context they’re saying it’s crazy to exclude a microwaved caesar salad (the section about hot vs cold). I.e they think a microwaved salad SHOULD be included.
Now realistically what I assume they meant was microwaving the chicken before putting it in the caesar shouldn’t make it not a salad (fair enough) but it’s not what they actually said.
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"This is actually a pretty strange definition. It includes things like a plate of mixed nuts, but excludes a caesar salad which you stuck in the microwave for two minutes.
While people might object to serving a hot salad, it certainly seems bizarre and objectionable to exclude it from the definition simply based on temperature.
We conclude that this definition does not meet the necessary rigor for a proper salad definition, "
lol I believe that’s the point! It stops being edible, and therefore, stops being a salad.
I could be wrong but I think you’ve misread it. In context they’re saying it’s crazy to exclude a microwaved caesar salad (the section about hot vs cold). I.e they think a microwaved salad SHOULD be included.
Now realistically what I assume they meant was microwaving the chicken before putting it in the caesar shouldn’t make it not a salad (fair enough) but it’s not what they actually said.
Edit to paste in the full section
"This is actually a pretty strange definition. It includes things like a plate of mixed nuts, but excludes a caesar salad which you stuck in the microwave for two minutes.
While people might object to serving a hot salad, it certainly seems bizarre and objectionable to exclude it from the definition simply based on temperature.
We conclude that this definition does not meet the necessary rigor for a proper salad definition, "