The salad bowl is the idea that the U.S. is not a melting pot but a salad bowl. It is known as cultural mosaic in Canada. Where all the different cultures are combined (like a salad) but they do not merge together as a homogeneous culture. Each culture keeps its own distinct qualities, just as a tomato does not take on traits of a carrot merely by being placed adjacent to it. It has been accused of being a communitarianist model, while supporters of it speak of multiculturalism.

See also

• Multiculturalism
• Communitarianism
• Melting pot

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