Ram_The_Manparts [he/him] to chapotraphouse • 2 years agoIs cereal a soup?imagemessage-square50 fedilinkarrow-up131file-text
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minus-squareHauntedBySpectacle [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear5·2 years agoI mostly agree, but counterpoint: miso soup is called soup but it's just made out of a fermented-soy paste; there's no stock involved. link
minus-squareinfuziSporg [e/em/eir]hexbear5·2 years agoThe soy paste is still the result of a cooking process. It's not just soybeans in water. If the cereal is left sitting long enough for stuff to diffuse in the milk and noticeably alter its flavor, then it is soup. link
I mostly agree, but counterpoint: miso soup is called soup but it's just made out of a fermented-soy paste; there's no stock involved.
The soy paste is still the result of a cooking process. It's not just soybeans in water.
If the cereal is left sitting long enough for stuff to diffuse in the milk and noticeably alter its flavor, then it is soup.
Good analysis
damn you're right