Do people really argue Gumbo isnt a soup?

i dont eat soup over rice

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dont eat soup over rice

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If you eat Gumbo you do.

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I've had gumbos that were definitely a stew. I've had ones that were definitely a soup. It is both, depending on how it is done.

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gumbo, an aromatic soup-stew characteristic of the Creole cuisine of Louisiana, combining African, American Indian, and European elements. It takes its name from a Bantu word for okra, one of the dish's typical ingredients, which is prized for its ability to give body to a sauce.

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I guess you are right...I treat my Gumbo more as a soup than a stew.

I believe both answers are correct.

Gumbo is too complex to simply label it a soup. It has many characteristics of soup and stew but it complicated.

It's like a soup with benefits.

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Is a hot dog a sandwich

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“the definition of sandwich is ‘two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.’”

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i dont eat soup over rice

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This is done in many cultures and gumbo can be eaten without rice

It's the only soup I know how to make.

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I believe both answers are correct.

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It depends on how it is made.

Soup - the liquid broth is the focal point of the dish.
Stew - the non-liquid items are the focal point and is usually thicker

Something like Commander's or Mr. B's (just two i've had the most recently) i'd definitely consider soups.


ETA: This may not be universal and just coincidence with what i've had, seems chicken & sausage ones have been more in the stew realm and the seafood ones i've had have been more soup realm.