“What kind of salad do termites eat?”/“House salad.”

A “house salad” is the regular salad of an American restaurant. It’s not made of a house or served to a house, but there are jokes.
     
“What kind of salad do termites eat? House salad” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on July 28, 2019. “What do termites order when they go out to eat? The house salad” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on April 28, 2022. “WHEN TERMITES EAT OUT DO THEY ORDER THE HOUSE SALAD?” (shown on a sign) was posted on Facebook by Vince The Sign Guy - Real on August 28, 2026.
 
   
Merriam-Wesbter Dictionary
house salad
noun
US
: the regular salad in a U.S. restaurant
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
[deleted]—July 28, 2019
What kind of salad do termites eat
House salad
 
X/Twitter
BeerMan
@cleaningtowels
What kind of salad do termites eat?
House salad
10:53 PM · Jan 4, 2021
 
X/Twitter
The Frugal Mogul 🏡
@realfrugalmogul
I hate termites, but I’m glad these served a purpose for you!
Since I can’t resist, here’s a bad termite joke:
What kind of salad do termites like?
The HOUSE salad!
7:39 PM · Apr 11, 2021
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
BubzTheDeranged—April 28, 2022
What do termites order when they go out to eat?
The house salad
   
X/Twitter
lilwolfman
@lilwolfman123
termites: “ah yes, can i have the house salad?”
1:23 AM · Dec 9, 2022
     
Reddit—Dadjokes
Adept_Extension489—July 17, 2026
(My 19 yo daughter just made this up and I’m so proud!) How can you tell if you are having dinner with a termite?
They order the house salad.
 
Bluesky
WhosThisFrank
@whosthisfrank.bsky.social
What’s a termites favorite dish to order? The house salad.
5:26 PM · Jul 17, 2026
 
Facebook
Vince The Sign Guy - Real
August 28, 2026 at 1:29 PM ·
Thanks Frank L
(The following text is shown on a sign.—ed.)
WHEN TERMITES
EAT OUT
DO THEY
ORDER THE
HOUSE SALAD?