Chicken Noodles Soup, Hot and Sour Soup & Prawn Soup

Soup and stew are two words that are common to almost every language. Cold weather or hot weather, there is likely a dish in any regional cuisine that resembles soup. The terms, however, can get confusing. A soup is basically any combination of meats or vegetables cooked in liquid. Stews can be simply described as "hearty soups," with meats and vegetables, including potatoes.