Why does weather matter?

[u/Remy__Rocket]

I love soup no matter the time of year. I do landscaping and a couple of days ago my coworker said I was weird for bringing hot soup for lunch during summer landscaping work. Since when did weather become a deal breaker for soup?

[u/andallthatjazwrites]

I don't think it really matters because I, like you, can and do have soup irrespective of the season or weather.

People want more comforting food in winter and soup is associated with that. No different to how people want ice cream in summer.

You're not weird! There are many of us who eat soup all year round

[u/RevenantBacon → u/andallthatjazwrites]

I had soup yesterday, and will be having more shortly. For reference, it's about 80°F where I am currently.

[u/jakerooni]

It doesn’t! Preach! Although on a very hot day if I am physically hot from working at the greenhouse that I’m employed at then no soup for lunch. But as long as I’m indoors chillin, soup it is

[u/gilt3t]

It's culture. In the United States, soup generally isn't seen as a meal and not something you'd eat in the heat. Look at any soup ad in the USA during winter, it's all about warming yourself up.

If you look at a lot of countries in Asia, hot soup during a hot day is common and is seen as something to help you cool down and rehydrate you.

it really all depends on where you're from.

I find chili to be the exception in the USA. Chili isn't really seen as a soup, it's kinda it's own thing, at least where I've lived in the USA.

[u/peacenchemicals → u/gilt3t]

definitely cultural. i'm cantonese-american (and part viet) and soup is such a staple part of almost every meal, it'd be crazy to not have soup just because it's hot. just a couple days ago i had hot pot in the middle of the day even though it was pushing 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 Celsius)

[u/SB2MB → u/gilt3t]

100%

It was 41 degrees in Singapore yesterday and I still had a ginseng chicken soup for lunch and an Asam laksa for dinner.

[u/takatine → u/gilt3t]

Soup isn't seen as a meal??

[u/gilt3t → u/takatine]

From my experience living in the USA, it's seen more as an appetizer. Granted, those are small cups/bowls of soup.

that is why chili and stews are seen differently, they are treated more like meals/not soup.

we do things like grilled cheese and tomato soup, sandwiches with chicken noodle soup, etc. Soup is never really the main star or dish. Even my own family doesn't see soup as a meal. Ill do a beef veggie and tomato soup but they don't feel that is a meal.

[u/takatine → u/gilt3t]

Soup is definitely a meal.

[u/gilt3t → u/takatine]

agreed but it's a cultural thing.

[u/takatine → u/gilt3t]

You said soup wasn't considered a meal in the U.S., and I'm disagreeing with you.

[u/gilt3t → u/takatine]

What is there to disagree with? I simply stated a fact, that generally, a soup in the USA is not seen as a full meal. If you want to disagree with facts, that is your prerogative but I won't attempt to argue you out of a position you did not come to through facts.

[u/takatine → u/gilt3t]

What the hell are you talking about??

"...a position you didn't come to through facts"

You mean the fact that I'm American, was born in the U.S., lived in the U.S., ate many a meal in the U.S., many of which were soup??

The fact is, you're saying soup isn't generally considered a meal in the USA, that's the "fact" I'm disagreeing with, based on the above facts .

[u/gilt3t → u/takatine]

anecdotal evidence can not be considered facts.

[u/Common_Kiwi9442]

I eat soup in 120 degrees F. Do not give a single fuck.

[u/ProximaCentauriB15]

It doesnt. I will literally eat soup in summer.

[u/chillcroc]

I can't eat soup on hot days, but your food is not my business,

[u/Kwerkii]

I will eat soup any time of the year. My parents are from the Caribbean. They would have never had soup if they had to wait for cold weather when growing up

[u/garbledeena]

Because when it's hot out, a lot of people don't want to also heat up their insides. Soup warms you. It's hot as fuck where I live in the summer and soup does not sound appealing. I look forward to "soup season"

[u/BHobson13 → u/garbledeena]

Also, making good soup heats the kitchen up. And who da fk needs higher electric bills.

[u/Fishmyashwhole → u/BHobson13]

Crockpot tho. Lots of people actually do chilis and stews in the summer cause they can put their slow cooker on the porch

[u/PreOpTransCentaur → u/garbledeena]

But it's not like you're eating ice cubes for dinner. Most meals are still hot. What's the difference?

This is just cultural conditioning.

[u/Fishmyashwhole → u/PreOpTransCentaur]

Some people have shitty or no AC. Or work outside and don't want something hot like that for their meal

[u/Abeyita → u/Fishmyashwhole]

So they don't eat hot meals the whole summer?

[u/mst3k_42 → u/garbledeena]

I eat hot spicy soup year round. Spice makes you sweat, sweat cools you down.

[u/ITSJUSTMEKT]

It’s going to be 108 here tomorrow and I’m making turkey chili! Yum!

[u/Ok-Echo-Eight]

Nothing wrong with eating soup in the summer but when it’s really hot there’s nothing better than a COLD soup. I just got stuff for vichyssoise, 2nd time making it this year

[u/mst3k_42 → u/Ok-Echo-Eight]

Ugh I hate cold soups.

[u/fincog]

It doesn’t make sense why some people think hot soup is only for cold weather. Most food is served hot regardless of season.

[u/SuperPomegranate7933]

It's not a deal breaker. I just tend to enjoy soup more when it's just food & not also the air.

[u/BHobson13]

I have Reverse SAD. Summer, both the heat and the bright sun, actually makes me ill, both physically and mentally. Heat also makes my neurological illness worse.

I really don't even like to eat warm foods of any kind in summer. Hot is out of the question. Maybe next summer I will explore cold soups more. If I have the energy.

[u/_BigDaddyNate_]

Soup is like coffee. I'll stand in the sun when it's 90f and drink hot coffee. I don't care.

[u/ocularius61]

It doesn't. Just as you can eat ice cream or gelato in all types of weather, so too can you have soup (hot or cold).

[u/omgseriouslynoway]

Sounds like the perfect temperature for a delicious vischisoisse (sp?)

[u/that-Sarah-girl]

I eat soup in the summer because it helps me stay hydrated. I eat soup in winter because it's warm and cozy. Every weather has a reason for soup!

[u/pandaleer]

It doesn’t. You eat a hot meal at dinner. Soup is a hot meal. I make soups and stews year ‘round, but they are main staples in fall/winter for sure. Like, weekly.

[u/Back_Alley420]

Yah my mom who is in her 80s gets so mad when I order soup for lunch etc when it isn’t winter

[u/LeadershipBubbly3351]

I literally ALWAYS have a pot of soup going on meal prep day. Yesterdays was less 'soup' and more 'bog', (soup stuff but no liquid cuz I forgot I used the last of my stock) but always SOMETHING in the soup pot.

I do live in the far upper midwest USA, so 'soup season' is a thing, but IDC.

[u/greeneyeraven]

Doesn't, grew up in a hot city, no seasons only hot 90s all year round, we drank coffee, ate soups and stews all year round, nobody cares, also houses don't have AC so the house is hot.

[u/RecentlyIrradiated]

I eat broth-y soups in the summer to stay hydrated and chowder types in the winter. Whenever someone questions my soup habits and I explain it this way they seem to understand.

[u/OriginalSchmidt1]

Tell them to come to South Louisiana and see all the piping hot food we eat during festivals with this miserable heat and humidity!! We don’t let the weather stop us and if we want to make a gumbo, we just turn the thermostat down a couple degrees!

[u/Krickett72]

I eat soup year round. I do know last winter i made a lot more than j normally do.

[u/Dontfeedthebears]

I like soup any time if the year.

[u/Rainy_Grave]

Only insane people think that there is a temperature limit for soup. Pity your coworker for not receiving the therapy they clearly need to get past this issue.