[Avodah] soup

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' David Riceman wrote:

> Porridge, the poskim tell us, is not a food which normally
> accompanies bread.  It is, however, a food which constitutes a
> meal.  Porridge constitutes a meal, and bread constitutes a meal.
> When both are eaten together we have not two meals, but one, and
> hence we need only one brachah.
>
> Soup (especially clear soup) does not generally constitute a meal,
> so I don't see that this halacha is relevant to it.

I'll be very honest and tell you that I really don't understand the concept of what foods do and don't accompany bread. I honestly believe that it is a concept not relevant to the style of eating that I was brought up with. So I hope you won't mind if I ask you this:

If soup is not a meal-food, and it's not a drink for washing down the solids, then what sort of food *is* it? Would you consider it to be a snack food, like apples and cookies? Is it a whole new category?

Akiva Miller

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