In article , Katra wrote:
Dad and I were discussing the "soup" that I made this morning for lunch,
it was basically a chicken and oriental veggie soup, but I like to leave
stuff in fork sized pieces... so he said it was actually a stew.
Hmmmm...

It included cubes of chicken thigh, celery, bok choy, onion, scallion,
garlic, and 3 different types of mushrooms including button mushroom,
straw mushroom and oyster mushroom. I then stirred some egg into it when
it was done and added some bean sprouts.

This makes me wonder, what defines a stew vs. a soup?
What is the difference between pan frying and pan broiling?
What is the difference between stir frying and sautéing?


What defines stew or soup, a dictionary. Mine says that soup is a liquid food
containing food in chunks. A stew is something that is slowly boiled or
simmered. So if you quick boiled it, it is a soup.

Broil is by direct heat - so pan broiling (if you mean the heat is through the
pan) is impossible.

Saute, damn those French, they have their own word for frying!


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