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Its officially soup season.

Living out theStrega Nonadream, if you will.

If you ask comedianTaylor Tomlinson, stew is just soup with something to say.

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But is stew better?

Is soup easier to make?

What is soup?

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No, its absolutely not.

Soup is created from the pot up.

Some classic examples of soup includechicken noodle soup,matzo ballsoup,tomato soup, andmisosoup.

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What is stew?

Stew is almost the exact opposite of soup in terms of cooking method.

The more liquid, the more it is likely to be classified as soup.

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But wait, what about chowder?

Enter a third contender.

Chowderor, chowdah, if youre fromNew Englandis stalwart fare.

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A cream-based soup, chowder is typically richer than soup and thicker than stew.

(There is tomato-basedManhattan-style chowder, but I deeply reject that with every fiber of my Massachusetts being.)

Seafood-forward, with vegetables optional, chowder is both satisfying and a weird enigma.

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