Soup - chunky or smooth

melidasaur · 09-09-2005, 12:43 PM

I was discussing canned soup with one of my friends. My absolute two favorite kinds are Campbell's Double Noodle and Chicken with Stars. He said that he couldn't stand my "baby" soup because he needed to have stuff to chew. I told him that I do chew my noodles... the stars just go down, but I still like them. I don't like smooth soup... unless it's like a gazpacho or vegetable soup from england (tends to be smooth and good). I like stuff in my soup - and i consider my star shaped noodles to be stuff.

Which leads me to why I posted this thread - do you like your soup chunky or smooth?

wolf · 09-09-2005, 12:58 PM

Chunky, if it's supposed to be, smooth if it's Cream of Tomato.

Progresso soups are my favorites, but if it's Tomato, it has to be Campbells.

BigV · 09-09-2005, 01:31 PM

Most soups *I* make tends to be chunky, chicken vegetable, beef barley, navy bean, etc. I do make two smooth soup recipies. First is potato soup, but even then it's not creamy smooth, but that would be ok if it tasted good. But I do make an excellent tomato basil soup that turns out quite smooth and velvety, and the bits of basil, onion and garlic are really too fine to feel. But the tongue does notice them, yum!

barefoot serpent · 09-09-2005, 01:32 PM

I'm down with the soup-stew continuum.

Wasn't it Carl Sagan who said We are all soup-stuff ?

Trilby · 09-09-2005, 02:31 PM

yeah, Carl tooootally did say that. I like chunky. Then again, my ma is Canadian and anything you get from them is pretty much chunky. Even if it's supposed to be smooth.

Happy Monkey · 09-09-2005, 02:40 PM

I prefer chunky, but all canned soups have what I'm looking for - I love salt... So salty...

perth · 09-09-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

But I do make an excellent tomato basil soup that turns out quite smooth and velvety, and the bits of basil, onion and garlic are really too fine to feel.

Mmmm, I make tomato basil soup too. It's probably my second favourite, after good old chicken noodle soup. If I'm making a chunky soup I tend to prefer it more stew-like. Lots of chunks and what little broth there is should be thick.

09-09-2005, 12:43 PM	#1
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	Soup - chunky or smooth I was discussing canned soup with one of my friends. My absolute two favorite kinds are Campbell's Double Noodle and Chicken with Stars. He said that he couldn't stand my "baby" soup because he needed to have stuff to chew. I told him that I do chew my noodles... the stars just go down, but I still like them. I don't like smooth soup... unless it's like a gazpacho or vegetable soup from england (tends to be smooth and good). I like stuff in my soup - and i consider my star shaped noodles to be stuff. Which leads me to why I posted this thread - do you like your soup chunky or smooth? __________________ I love England, what can I say?

09-09-2005, 12:58 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Chunky, if it's supposed to be, smooth if it's Cream of Tomato. Progresso soups are my favorites, but if it's Tomato, it has to be Campbells. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-09-2005, 01:31 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Most soups I make tends to be chunky, chicken vegetable, beef barley, navy bean, etc. I do make two smooth soup recipies. First is potato soup, but even then it's not creamy smooth, but that would be ok if it tasted good. But I do make an excellent tomato basil soup that turns out quite smooth and velvety, and the bits of basil, onion and garlic are really too fine to feel. But the tongue does notice them, yum! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-09-2005, 02:31 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	yeah, Carl tooootally did say that. I like chunky. Then again, my ma is Canadian and anything you get from them is pretty much chunky. Even if it's supposed to be smooth. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-09-2005, 02:40 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I prefer chunky, but all canned soups have what I'm looking for - I love salt... So salty... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-09-2005, 01:32 PM	#4
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I'm down with the soup-stew continuum. Wasn't it Carl Sagan who said We are all soup-stuff ?

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