I'm Truly, Deeply Curious If You Think These Foods Count As Soup Or Not
Is cereal a soup? Let's discuss.
Hello, thank you for joining this very important and pressing conversation about one of life's greatest mysteries — what exactly is a soup?

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Now, because I am a human who knows how to use Google, I've provided you with the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of soup so we're all on the same page. It is as follows:

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There are a lot of foods that feel like they probably could be soup, but I want answers and I want them now! So naturally, I am asking you — the good people of the internet — to decide this once and for all:
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Is chili a soup?
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Is curry a soup?
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Is stew a soup?
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What about pot roast?
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Is cereal a breakfast soup?
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What about oatmeal — is it a soup?
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Is ice cream a dessert soup?
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Is a smoothie bowl a chilled soup?
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OK, keep chicken and vegetable broth in mind here. Tea — is it soup?
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What about queso and fondue — are those cheesy soups?
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Is chicken pot pie an elaborate soup-and-bread-bowl type of situation?
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Is ketchup a soup?
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Is salsa just another gazpacho-y soup?
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Is batter (cake, pancake, brownie, etc.) a kinda-ill-advised-to-eat soup?
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Is hot cocoa a sweet soup?
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OK, last one. Hear me out here. Is a pond kiiiiiinda like a living soup?
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Thank you very much for participating in this ~souper~ important research study. Do you have a strong defense for one of your answers? Are there any soup-like foods we missed? Let us know in the comments below!
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