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Breakfast to many, a nighttime snack to some... but the ultimate question still remains. Is cereal, in all its milk-soaked glory, a soup or… well, just cereal? From forums and blog entries to social media posts and website articles, countless people have tried to spoon up the truth to this milky debate—but we’re here to settle things once and for all. Read on to learn everything there is to know about this iconic argument, so you can confidently answer this question for yourself.
Things You Should Know
- Cereal doesn’t count as a soup by most well-established dictionaries.
- Some people argue that cereal is a soup due to the existence of dessert soups and milk-based soups.
- Many argue that cereal isn’t a soup since it’s universally accepted as a breakfast food and it doesn’t have to be cooked.
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References
- ↑ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/soup
- ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/soup
- ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup
- ↑ https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/5-cold-summer-soups-that-will-totally-chill-you-ou/
- ↑ https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/17679/desserts/specialty-desserts/dessert-soups/
- ↑ https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/recipes/froot-loop-soup-recipe.html
- ↑ https://www.yummly.com/recipes/milk-based-soup/
- ↑ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/even-supreme-court-maintains-tomato-vegetable-180963133/
- ↑ https://www.nestle-cereals.com/global/blog/healthy-breakfast/cereal-serving-size