Chandler: Tuna or egg salad! Decide!

Why is deciding on Tuna or Egg Salad a laughing matter?

The gang is up at Monica’s watching an extra dramatic scene on a soap opera. The twist is the show the watch is in Spanish. None of them know that language. So Friends are taking turns guessing what the soap opera's characters are saying to each other. At one point an elder lady in TV shakes her finger and says something angrily. Chandler interprets in dramatic voice:

- Tuna or egg salad! Decide!

The tone of voice suggests Chanler mocks the character. Yet it is still unclear why is the choice between tuna and egg salad the opposite of dramatic? And why are those two even compared? Why not any other salads?

The thing that unites tuna and egg salad is mayonnaise. The ingredients are basically tuna and mayo for tuna salad. And egg and mayo for egg salad. Both are simple and quick to make. Both of them are considered cheap options for your lunch.

But there is one thing that breaks tuna and egg salad in opposite camps. Since around 1960-ies tuna salad has been considered as a diet food. You would eat tuna salad if you care for your health. Where the egg salad is still called “comfort food”. That is why even though egg salad is high in cholesterol and calories, Americans still go for it.

Comfort food or diet one? Enjoy the moment or watch your health? That is the question that an American really hears when asked to choose between tuna or egg salad.

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