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Soup Food Spoon Means Large Eslpod 0639 We 0952 Eslpod Ordering

Id ESLPod_0639_WE_0952
Episode Id ESLPod 639
Episode Title Ordering Soups and Salads
Phrase soup
Text The word "soup," in this podcast, means a hot food eaten with a large spoon that has a lot of liquid, usually with small pieces of meat, vegetables, and rice or other grains: "Jena always sprinkles Parmesan cheese on top of her lentil soup." A "soup spoon" is a large spoon used for eating soup: "Conrad couldn't find a teaspoon, so he used a soup spoon to stir his coffee." A "soup kitchen" is a place where volunteers give food to poor and homeless people for free: "Their church operates a soup kitchen each Wednesday night." As a verb, "to soup (something) up" means to make something better, often by adding accessories, especially when talking about a car: "How much money have you spent souping up your car?"
Topics Food + Drink

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