Is soup a food or a drink?

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"Soup" comes from the latin "suppare" which means to soak. It exists for bread to be dipped in. That's why it's served with bread. This is like asking if ketchup is a food or a drink.
Boba has those weird balls in it though. You could argue the tea is the soup stock.
I have definitely just had boba for lunch before.
I've never really considered balls of tapioca to be food before. It's more like a food ingredient.

Also, soup is a food because it doesn't satisfy thirst and is regularly consumed alongside an accompanying drink. Look at say, Miso soup, it's just a salty liquid with some tofu and green onions in it. You can drink it yet it's regularly served with green tea as a drink.
 
Also, soup is a food because it doesn't satisfy thirst and is regularly consumed alongside an accompanying drink. Look at say, Miso soup, it's just a salty liquid with some tofu and green onions in it. You can drink it yet it's regularly served with green tea as a drink.
This is the kind of solid argument I was looking for.
 
Pulpy milk is a food. We call it cheese.
Even frozen water is considered a food, like flavored shaved ice, despite being almost entirely water. So it's a drink if you can drink it and its primary purpose is hydration. Cheese does not meet that criteria.
 
Even frozen water is considered a food, like flavored shaved ice, despite being almost entirely water. So it's a drink if you can drink it and its primary purpose is hydration. Cheese does not meet that criteria.
What about sour cream? It's a liquid.

Milk products make me expel liq...tmi sorry. They uhhhh...dehydrate me.
 
What about sour cream? It's a liquid.

Milk products make me expel liq...tmi sorry. They uhhhh...dehydrate me.
But not all liquids are for hydration. Technically brine is a liquid but isn't intended as a beverage for hydration.
 
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