It is considered food.

Because soup in Western food is usually very thick, with cream, meat, vegetables and many other things in it, it can't be drunk, but must be brought to the mouth and chewed. Chinese soup is usually thinner and clear, so you can drink it directly. Western tableware is mainly plates, soup is usually served in a deeper plate, you have to use a spoon to eat, unlike the Chinese who use soup bowls to drink directly.

In English, drink is only used to "drink" a drink, specifically to pour a drink into the mouth with something like a cup and drink it without a spoon.

For example: "drink water", "drink tea", "drink coffee", "drink", "drink", "drink", "drink", "drink", "drink", "drink". coffee), "drink milk" (drink milk), "drink juice" (drink juice), "drink wine" (drink wine)

Eat.

eat refers to eating food that is very thick and needs to be chewed, and soup in Western cuisine falls into this category.

Expanded Information

To avoid word errors, you can use the neutral verb have, which can modify a variety of foods, such as beverages, sweets, tobacco, alcohol, medicine, etc., and can be paired with a variety of foods, and can be used with anything have.

have can indicate a variety of actions, for example:

1、have medicine 吃药

2、have soup 喝汤

3、have tea 喝茶

4、have a drink 喝酒、喝水

5、have a cigarette 抽烟、吸烟

6、have breakfast Have breakfast

7、have a meal 吃饭

8、have a candy 吃糖

9、have an apple 吃个苹果

10、have fish 吃鱼