Aibu to think that soup is a meal?

[AlrightThereSkippy]

Light-hearted disagreement between DH and me!

He says soup is not a meal; it's a starter. I think it can be either and definitely a meal when you include a sandwich.

It’s a lunch meal. Not dinner.

My dh's lentil soup is thick enough to pass as dhal.

@PurpleDaisies

It’s a lunch meal. Not dinner.

@PurpleDaisies is correct!

Of course it’s a meal - lunch. But not one that would fill many people. And it’s definitely not dinner (unless you are on a very calorie restricting diet).

Depends on the soup- can of tomato soup with a cracker not really. Homemade chunky soup with a doorstep then most definitely!

Lunch. Not dinner. I’d be disappointed with just soup for dinner.

It's lunch meal or a starter..it's not a dinner unless it's a thick stew

Not a meal on its own. With a bread roll, it's a light lunch, but not a main meal.

Of course it’s a meal

A course is a course, of course, of course.

It’s not a proper meal at any time of day. It’s a starter

Soup and a sandwich is two meals IMO

But I agree only lunchtime meals.

Could never eat soup on its own but with some buttered tiger bread or a cheese toastie it’s a good lunch or a light tea if we’ve had a cooked lunch or been out to eat during the day.

It's a meal! Ds and I often have homemade potato and leek soup with a cheese toastie for a quick dinner between school and extracurricular stuff

I love soup for dinner, homemade and chunky with fresh bread and cheese - one of my best weeknight dinners, but DH and the kids vehemently disagree so sadly we never have it 😔

My soup can certainly be dinner. It actually is often. I don't do the blended ones though so plenty to chew in mine always

God DAMN it. How am I losing this argument on Mumsnet, famed for its "my roast chicken feeds 75 people with leftovers" reputation ?

The soup in question is definitely of the hearty variety and would come with a sandwich on homemade brown bread... Two sandwiches if you wanted. Hmmmm? Am I convincing anyone?

He feels the same way about jacket potatoes which I thought was madness. Now I'm questioning everything I ever believed 😱!

My dh's lentil soup is thick enough to pass as dhal

Oh that sounds "filling"'

Soup for lunch Is a meal not for dinner though

Soup is not a meal and would not fill most adults up

Baked potato is definitely dinner territory although my Dh disagrees too 🙄

Of course it's a meal and that's not conditional on sandwiches. A light meal, I grant you, but perfectly legitimate.

What actually is the soup?

Multiple sandwiches are not better than a single one for making a more filling meal. You need to add chips to a sandwich to make it an evening meal, and then only a proper sandwich like a fish finger one.

I am surprised by how strongly I feel about this!

Depends really. I wouldn't call it a dinner meal, but it would be suitable for lunch especially if it was a lighter broth type soup and had a sandwich with it. However, if it's more of a homemade thick soup/stew with dumplings then yeah, I'd serve it for dinner (in colder months!).

It entirely depends on the soup!

I am thoroughly enjoying how strongly you feel about this purple.

It is a very hearty, chicken broth with leeks, carrots, celery, parsley and grainy soup mix. Sandwiches would be cheese or ham. I don't do chips, however, I could add potatoes to the soup?

I sometimes have soup with plenty of cheese melted in or yoghurt etc. It’s a great meal (lunch or dinner) if the rest of the days eating has been more substantial.
Not sure I’ve ever had soup in a restaurant (other than gazpacho or blanco)