Is Chili a soup or a stew?

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Well let's ask someone with more expertise on soup than I have. Hello. May I have some Chili soup?




Well then. It's a Stew.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

It’s not a soup for sure. I never thought of it as a stew either, agree with some others that chili is its own category. But if I had to pick between soup and stew….stew it is. Also, pop tarts are not pastries. Are they marketed as pastries? Do they wish to be pastries? Maybe. But they are not pastries.

Kellogg's markets Pop Tarts as "toaster pastries." Whether it is or isn't a pastry I suppose is up to the consumer. I consider it a pastry, albeit not a very impressive one, except for the chocolate fudge.

 

[dioxide45]

Can you put soup on top of a hotdog? There’s your answer

Would you put stew on your hotdogs?

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Kellogg's markets Pop Tarts as "toaster pastries." Whether it is or isn't a pastry I suppose is up to the consumer. I consider it a pastry, albeit not a very impressive one, except for the chocolate fudge.

I guess they're pastries in the academic sense. They were once filled with fruit, They were at some point subjected to a machinofacturing process akin to baking.

 

[TwoMisfits]

It's neither - it's chili, its own category.

 

[tvguy]

Oxford dictionary says it's a stew.

Merriam Webster and Thorndike–Barnhart both say it's a sauce.

 

[gmi3804]

Another thing: stew also refers to the cooking method, not just the resulting dish. So if we're getting pedantic, coq au vin is more of a braise (large cuts cooked in smaller amounts of liquid) than a stew (small pieces submerged in liquid).

 

[gmi3804]

It's neither - it's chili, its own category.

No.

 

[tvguy]

Doesn't matter. It's yummy.

ETA: "thick, chunky" is the definition of a stew. From Pioneer Woman: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/cooking-tips-tutorials/a38368648/stew-vs-soup/

LOL. The queen of doctoring up prepared food and calling it here own. Her lunch prepared for the farm hands whose primary ingredient came from Panda Express is a classic episode.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

LOL. The queen of doctoring up prepared food and calling it here own. Her lunch prepared for the farm hands whose primary ingredient came from Panda Express is a classic episode.

Who exactly is the pioneer woman? I am not a pioneer so I am curious.

 

[tvguy]

Who exactly is the pioneer woman? I am not a pioneer so I am curious.

American cooking show host Ree Drummond
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ree_Drummond

 

[barkley]

But many stews do have a broth base.

my guiness stew has guiness stout as a base



on the subject of chili-since i've had chili that's thick and chili that's been 'soupy' i think it's a catagory unto itself. btw-ds loves wendy's chili so i bought him some of the wendy's canned chili that's come out. he is not a fan b/c 'it's not soupy enough' (aka-it's nice and thick unlike what the restaurants serve).

 

[hrhdhd]

Merriam Webster and Thorndike–Barnhart both say it's a sauce.

There is a condiment called chili sauce. Here's the Heinz one. It's got nothing to do with the chili being discussed here.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

There is a condiment called chili sauce. Here's the Heinz one. It's got nothing to do with the chili being discussed here.

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Maybe someone should now launch a what’s your favourite condiment thread…

 

[disykat]

I would vote stew because it is thicker, but that doesn't really make sense because creamy soups are thick.

I have to comment on the Rachael Ray words. I actually kind of like the word "stoup" because at least it is a combination of two words that gives you a pretty clear idea of what to expect and not a baby talk version of a word like the cringeworthy "sammy."

 

[barkley]

There is a condiment called chili sauce. Here's the Heinz one. It's got nothing to do with the chili being discussed here.

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that's the stuff you mix with grape jelly and mini meatballs in a crockpot!

 

[tvguy]

There is a condiment called chili sauce. Here's the Heinz one. It's got nothing to do with the chili being discussed here.

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Yup, chili sauce is in these dictionaries too, as a sauce. Different item. LOL, no mention of beans or no beans though.

 

[AprilsZoo]

Ah, but they don't end up with a broth.

So are chowders in the soup category? What about bisques?
Those are typically considered soups, and most start with stock or broth as a base. But they don’t end up with a broth once they’re finished.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

So are chowders in the soup category? What about bisques?
Those are typically considered soups, and most start with stock or broth as a base. But they don’t end up with a broth once they’re finished.

I have always considered chowders and bisques soups.

My usual litmus test is, if I make it in my Le Creuset, it's a stew. If I make it in a saucepan or stockpot, it's a soup. It's a flawed test.

 

[NotUrsula]

My definition isn't textbook, either. To me, a stew is something you use to make an unpalatable protein palatable via a very long cooking time. If you can cook it in under 2 hours, it's soup.