Over the years, the culinary team here at Serious Eats has covered a lot of ground in the stewing department—you might say that it's been a bit of an obsession. Beyond developing delicious recipes, we ...

Where's the line between soup and stew? Heartiness of broth? The presence of meat or fish? The size of the pieces? According to Food Lovers' Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst, a soup is any combination ...