What's the line between salsa and guacamole?
Part of the problem is that &quot;salsa&quot; doesn't mean just one thing to everyone. If you do a web search for &quot;avocado salsa&quot; you get images ranging from liquid to chunky:


Similarly, there's no one &quot;correct&quot; way to make guacamole. Some people like it smooth and thick - hummus-like, if you will, other people like it partially mashed and partially chunky... almost the same as the chunky-style salsa.


So, how do we set limits if the products are so varied?
We really can't. I could write long &quot;definitions&quot; claiming that guacamole should be X% avocado and must be mashed in an authentic molcajete rather than in chunks or pureed... that salsas should be X% or less avocado and must contain things like tomato, onion, tomatillo... but you'll always be able to find something that calls itself &quot;salsa&quot; but seems more like &quot;guacamole&quot; or the other way around.
The important thing is, it's all delicious. Enjoy it!

The other part of your problem is that guacamole is a kind of salsa. From Wikipedia:

Salsa is the Spanish, Italian, Greek and Turkish (salça) term for sauce, and in English-speaking countries usually refers to the sauces typical of Mexican cuisine known as salsas picantes, particularly those used as dips. Salsa, contrary to common belief, is in fact not a condiment, although it may be used to flavor various food items.
Salsa is often a tomato-based sauce or dip that is a heterogeneous mixture that includes additional ingredients such as onions, chilies, beans, corn, and various spices. It is typically piquant, ranging from mild to extremely hot.

If you look under the &quot;types&quot;, you will find guacamole.

Guacamole is thicker than a sauce and generally used as a dip; it refers to any sauce where the main ingredient is avocado.

You'll also find &quot;Creamy avocado salsa&quot;.

Creamy avocado salsa is a sauce made from avocado, lime, cilantro, jalapeño or serrano peppers, garlic, olive oil, cumin, and salt.

Still, they're both &quot;salsas&quot;.
So, in the end, there is no way to separate the two... though, if I were at a restaurant and order &quot;guacamole&quot; and they give me the first image at the top... I'd complain. Any of the other three, I'll take.