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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2022 18:10:16 GMT
Eat soup or drink soup?
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 16, 2022 18:14:21 GMT
Eat soup or drink soup? The experts disagree. If it's from a bowl, and you use a spoon, eat. If it's in a cup or glass, no spoon, drink. Next question. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2022 18:22:02 GMT
Eat soup or drink soup? The experts disagree. If it's from a bowl, and you use a spoon, eat. If it's in a cup or glass, no spoon, drink. Next question. Some say, you should use "eat" in both cases, the soup being a food and not something (essentially) to quench your thirst. |
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 16, 2022 18:36:07 GMT
If it's from a bowl, and you use a spoon, eat. If it's in a cup or glass, no spoon, drink. Next question. Some say, you should use "eat" in both cases, the soup being a food and not something (essentially) to quench your thirst.
I'm not sure it matters, as long as one is satisfied with the end result.
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Post by Greg55_99 on Feb 16, 2022 18:55:49 GMT
Depends on how thick and what's in it. Chicken soup, drink. Cream of Chicken Soup, eat.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2022 21:46:49 GMT
Depends on how thick and what's in it. Chicken soup, drink. Cream of Chicken Soup, eat. Greg Now, we're getting somewhere! |
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 17, 2022 0:10:54 GMT
Depends on how thick and what's in it. Chicken soup, drink. Cream of Chicken Soup, eat. Greg
That would depend on the chicken soup. I have some cans of it that have considerable bulk in the form of pasta and chicken chunks, as well as various veggies. Drinking that stuff would be a mistake.
I would however go with the general advice to evaluate the soup consistency before decided the best way to consume it. And anything, even a broth, can be consumed via a spoon. If I'm not mistaken, that's considered the polite way in higher class English circles. And always scoop the broth or soup away from one, so others can (presumably) observe what you are actually consuming. At least that's what I was taught.
There's more, but the point.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2022 16:24:57 GMT
Depends on how thick and what's in it. Chicken soup, drink. Cream of Chicken Soup, eat. Greg
That would depend on the chicken soup. I have some cans of it that have considerable bulk in the form of pasta and chicken chunks, as well as various veggies. Drinking that stuff would be a mistake.
I would however go with the general advice to evaluate the soup consistency before decided the best way to consume it. And anything, even a broth, can be consumed via a spoon. If I'm not mistaken, that's considered the polite way in higher class English circles. And always scoop the broth or soup away from one, so others can (presumably) observe what you are actually consuming. At least that's what I was taught.
There's more, but the point.
If you scoop away from you, especially since it's very liquid, you considerably increase the chances of spilling part of it before it gets to your mouth. It looks like a rule that has been enacted in order to make fun of old people in nursing homes... Plus it's not very practical to say the least. |
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 18, 2022 4:36:47 GMT
That would depend on the chicken soup. I have some cans of it that have considerable bulk in the form of pasta and chicken chunks, as well as various veggies. Drinking that stuff would be a mistake.
I would however go with the general advice to evaluate the soup consistency before decided the best way to consume it. And anything, even a broth, can be consumed via a spoon. If I'm not mistaken, that's considered the polite way in higher class English circles. And always scoop the broth or soup away from one, so others can (presumably) observe what you are actually consuming. At least that's what I was taught.
There's more, but the point.
If you scoop away from you, especially since it's very liquid, you considerably increase the chances of spilling part of it before it gets to your mouth. It looks like a rule that has been enacted in order to make fun of old people in nursing homes... Plus it's not very practical to say the least.
Well, I lost the link already, but there is another step involved in scooping the soup away from one's self. And that is to run the edge of the spoon around the far rim of the bowl, to let any extra stuff drip back into the bowl so it doesn't wind up on one's chin or shirt. When I find the site that discusses this I'll post another link. If I haven't already.
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Post by Fiddler on Feb 18, 2022 20:52:45 GMT
Eat soup or drink soup? The experts disagree.
If teeth are required.. you're eating soup ..
If teeth are not required .. you're drinking soup..
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 19, 2022 3:24:45 GMT
Eat soup or drink soup? The experts disagree.
If teeth are required.. you're eating soup ..
If teeth are not required .. you're drinking soup..
You're welcome ...
Ah, but spoon or no spoon, that might be the question.
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Post by elmerfudd on Feb 19, 2022 19:37:13 GMT
teeth are not required to eat a lot of things, but that doesn't mean you're drinking it. Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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Post by Mercy for All on Feb 19, 2022 20:34:31 GMT
teeth are not required to eat a lot of things, but that doesn't mean you're drinking it. Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Put a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into a blender and grind it all up to liquid. Is it still a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Or is it soup? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2022 6:47:31 GMT
teeth are not required to eat a lot of things, but that doesn't mean you're drinking it. Like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Put a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into a blender and grind it all up to liquid. Is it still a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Or is it soup? Some honeys are very thick and hard but others are very fluid almost liquid... can they be called soup then? |
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Post by Fiddler on Feb 20, 2022 19:18:10 GMT
The human body is about 60% water ..
Using that as a standard ..albeit arbitrary .. if the product in question is at least 60% water and exhibits a <10 angle of repose .. it is soup..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2022 20:11:54 GMT
The human body is about 60% water ..
Using that as a standard ..albeit arbitrary .. if the product in question is at least 60% water and exhibits a <10 angle of repose .. it is soup..
10 degrees angle of repose!!! Sounds like like a main course to me. Soup is not a main course, unless it is the only one. |
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Post by Fiddler on Feb 20, 2022 21:06:08 GMT
The human body is about 60% water ..
Using that as a standard ..albeit arbitrary .. if the product in question is at least 60% water and exhibits a <10 angle of repose .. it is soup..
10 degrees angle of repose!!! Sounds like like a main course to me. Soup is not a main course, unless it is the only one. Less than 10.. But I suppose 10 could be to great.. Thick tomato soup probably has a ~5° angle of repose ..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2022 22:11:56 GMT
10 degrees angle of repose!!! Sounds like like a main course to me. Soup is not a main course, unless it is the only one. Less than 10.. But I suppose 10 could be to great.. Thick tomato soup probably has a ~5° angle of repose ..
The one with chunks, I suppose. But the ones I have tasted were always blended. |
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 21, 2022 2:13:21 GMT
I am reminded of a phrase I learned in junior high school:
"The angle of the dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of the meat" ...
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Post by Odysseus on Feb 21, 2022 2:14:56 GMT
(I win)
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