Why is cereal not a soup?

Chef's answer
Cereal pieces are not cooked or otherwise processed with milk to create one cohesive whole, namely, soup. ... Cereal with milk = cereal. Cereal without milk = cereal. Cereal is not blended/cooked/combined in any such way with milk to create soup.
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Cereal is Cereal, Soup is Soup Soup is "a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients." So, to answer this burning question, based on dictionary.com, cereal does not count as a soup.
Cereal pieces are not cooked or otherwise processed with milk to create one cohesive whole, namely, soup. ... Cereal with milk = cereal. Cereal without milk = cereal. Cereal is not blended/cooked/combined in any such way with milk to create soup.
Cereal is Cereal, Soup is Soup Soup is "a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients." So, to answer this burning question, based on dictionary.com, cereal does not count as a soup.
Cereal in milk is not soup. From Wikipedia : Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables with stock, juice, water, or another liquid.
Is cereal a soup? Yes: A soup is pieces of a solid in a liquid same as a soup. No: Cereal is a sweet breakfast food while soup is a wholesome broth with meat.
A hot dog is definitely a sandwich. While it doesn't have two slices of bread, the two sides of the bun sandwich the hot dog between them. As for cereal being a soup, I kind of consider it its own thing, as oatmeal is referred to as hot cereal and most oatmeal is not soup-like..
Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients (such as meat and vegetables) with stock, juice, water, or another liquid. Since cereal is not cooked, it would classify as a soup and not a stew.
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