Is cereal a soup? Why or why not?

[Lucy68]

Yes

No

[bowenw]

To me soup this definition of soup is accurate:
A liquid food prepared from meat, fish, or vegetable stock combined with various other ingredients and often containing solid pieces.

I think it's fun to call cereal "soup" and may have some for lunch. A friend of mine thinks I'm crazy for smooshing hard ice cream, and calls it soup.

[bowenw]

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[Lucy68]

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[bowenw]

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[Cubus]

I wouldn't call it

[Rosexøxø]

Same. Whether I knew or not, I wouldn’t go out of my way to call it that.

[Cubus]

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[Lucy68]

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[Rosexøxø]

It isn’t because cereal is primarily cold, while soup is primarily warm.

They could be called the same- well cereal could be called soup based on it being a liquid with food bits in it, served in bowl with spoon, but then it would be ‘less distinct,’ and confuse others as the Floridians say, “coke” for every soda.

“Can I have a ‘coke?”

“what kind.”

“A sprite.”

it doesn’t make much sense in that aspect.

Also soup can’t be called cereal because although they may use wheat substances or flour, the noodles are home-made, with eggs added to become a dough.

Cereals are grains with no salt additives nor egg mixture… and probably best without it, as that being left uncooked.. lol (save the kids)!

Soups are vegetable-based. Lots of vegetables in it,

and cereals do not have any vegetables in them.

I googled this just to be sure, as well, and the only real difference in my logic and the articles was their addition of: soups being meat based, while cereals have no meat, at all.

The early Europeans had soups with bread,

and Latin Americans did too

and the words varied as Suppa/ sop

and ‘sop’ makes me think of slop/ sop. It was a poor in its origin, and a basic dish, to prevent starvation and provide some filling bulk.

It means soups are only (traditionally), hot liquids (preferably), with meat and vegetables.

Cereals and warm cereals, are more classified as ‘mush’ from their origins, in the early America, and can be seen as a main course for the low-end immigrants, of the industrial America of the 20’s.

Two different classes of food; distinct in their ways, and couldn’t ever really be considered the same.

You could for fun? 🤷‍♀️ But that would be confusion, at the least, at first.

[Rosexøxø]

I voted No

and despite them both which I suppose could be considered having broths (liquid with food flavoring) I think by the definition only soups contain broth because of their vegetable and meat content, and meanwhile the cereals aren’t so much a broth because they are just cereal that adds taste to the milk.

They could be. They do SEEM relative, but I wouldn’t because of their history, and the distinct ingredients of the two.

[Rosexøxø]

To clarify/ add: “mush”/ cereals didn’t originate in America lmao but I’m sure everyone knows this 😂👌

[BeMuse]

It can be when combined with other ingredients. For example there is rice which is a cereal crop in chicken and wild rice soup. There is barley a cereal crop in beef and barley soup. There is corn which is a cereal in corn soup, Alone it is just cereal. When you mix it with other ingredients and cook it, then it can become a soup.

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Beef and Barley Soup

Corn Soup

[BeMuse]

Generally milk based soups start with a roux. You mix melted butter with wheat flower and toast it a little bit and then incorporate something like chicken stock and the milk into it gradually. Sometimes these become cheese soup bases by adding various cheese in after and melting them into the buttery milky admixture. Seasonings are then added to flavor. Just milk alone isn't a very strong attempt at a soup base.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Cereal is soup in my book just like a hotdog is a sandwich & as for soup it’s a liquid dish & so is cereal. On the other side of things if people say soup has to be boiled or served warm or hot what happens if you boil cereal does it become soup?

[PBandJ_Nerd]

there's both cold and hot cereals too. I always heat up a little bit of milk for my cereal.

[SnowedIn]

Nope! It's itself with milk added. The fact that it's eaten from a bowl and with a spoon is irrelevant. Soup is a singular dish prepared as one cohesive dish. So the fact that both soup and cereal with milk are largely liquid and usually consumed from bowls using spoons is ancillary to the discussion. The foods themselves are not one and the same.

[Saarr]

Soup [soop] noun
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredientsSo if you look at the definition of soup, cereal would only be soup if it has broth in stead of milk and when it contains all the savory stuff. It would make an interesting breakfast for sure...🤔😂

[loveslongnails]

You mean it's soup if it's in a liquid? If I pour cereal into a bowl and don't add anything else, it's surely not soup. If your definition of soup is a liquid, such as a broth, stock, cream or milk base, that contains other solid food in it, then a White Russian with a cherry is soup too. LOL

[NamerOfStars]

Soup is cooked (or otherwise prepared) in one piece (or mixture); cereal is separate. I'd say cereal is a grain dish served with milk as a sauce.

[Wish4UrB00ty]

I don’t think there are any sweet soups… cold yes… and plenty with grains and barley but the amount of sugar in todays cereal… while wheat is I think the only one that might be able to claim possibly being a soup.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

If cereal is a soup, then it means we're eating dessert soup for breakfast.

[TrillXHippy]

If cereal is a soup then go to the grocery store and ask someone who works there where there cereal aisle is

[Lucy68]

This made me laugh cause at my local Walmart and Publix they moved all the cereal to the soup aisle. Hint why I even asked this question

[Lucy68]

So now the soup cans are right across from the cereal

[AviatorTom]

No, it's not a soup. Soup is always something in a liquid... cereal can be eaten dry, with no liquid.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Yes, cereal is soup. Soup is solid food floating in liquid food.

[LiamSawyer]

The definition of soup is a hot liquid that is made by boiling meat or fish and/or vegetables in water or stock. Dry cereal and milk certainly doesn't fit that description.

[XXblack88]

No soup is hot and doesn't have milk in it unlike cereal

[BJP21]

Clam Chowder has milk in it.

[XXblack88]

@BJP21 Never heard of it. But I've been wrong before

[BJP21]

I will agree its served hot.

[Rosexøxø]

@XXblack88 you have the right answer

@bjp21you came up with a good point for counter argument.

Some soups (very very little) are served cold and some do contain milk and cheeses.

Despite those similarities, they aren’t the same for other reasons.

Both forms of logic can be used, though.

#CompareAndContrast

[XXblack88]

@Rosexøxø I've been wrong before. cold soup doesn't seem right to me.

[Rosexøxø]

And I agree, it’s off putting, and most unnatural.

I think the only time soups may have traditionally been eaten/ served cold was because they didn’t have a way to cook/heat it.

Probably too poor and too remote.

Just my guess, though. Didn’t check this.

[BJP21]

This is good. The only soup I can think of is Gazpacho or Ceviche with the broth that is served cold.

[genericname85]

soup - a liquid dish, typically savoury and made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables etc. in stock or water.

therefore no. cereal isn't savoury and doesn't contain meat fish or veggies. cereal is candy tho. at least most of them.

[clampfan101]

Yes, just like pizza is a pie. Foods like that are very different than others of their type, but still fit the definition.

[Makeushiver]

I had been wondering that myself with the small difference of... NOT. Provide definitions of both cereal and soup and you probably won't get any answers that way

[KittyKat90210]

It's not a soup, but I REALLY like the first graphic of the guy with the "change my mind" sign :p

[LiamJHayden]

Soup has vegetable or animal stock. Milk does not qualify.

[Pudsmucker]

It is somewhat sugary coated flavored grains and the sugar is not good for you.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

Alone, no. With milk or juice or dihydrogen monoxide together in a bowl, yes.

[gorydetails]

Nope. Soup is made from broth or stock, milk isn’t broth or stock.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Actually there are soups specifically designed around milk as a base.

[OlderAndWiser]

Tell me how you define "soup" and I'll answer the question.

[NostalgiaSenpi]

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary to be a soup, it must it contain meat, fish, or vegetable stock.

[CaptainSmartass]

Nope. Cereal is usually sweet, and soup is usually savoury.

Simples...

[NathanDavis]

cereal is a bop...

[exitseven]

no it is a grain.

[Wise4myage]

No veggies in cereal.

[Still-alive]

maybe if you warm it up. warm cereal tho?

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

No, I don't think so.

[ilovepinknipples]

My favorite soup is pussy juice

[Iron_Man]

No it’s not

[Kingofkings1992]

No that’s stupid.