I'm wondering how to parse the term "cream of chicken soup."
Should it be cream [of chicken soup] or [cream of chicken] soup? Either way, it doesn't seem to make sense.
I'd appreciate your help.
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Sign up to join this communityI'm wondering how to parse the term "cream of chicken soup."
Should it be cream [of chicken soup] or [cream of chicken] soup? Either way, it doesn't seem to make sense.
I'd appreciate your help.
It's ((cream (of chicken)) soup). It may help to visualize it as "cream-of-chicken soup" (with hyphens) although it is usually not actually written with hyphens. Such a soup is a cream soup, and the cream is made from (for example) chicken stock, milk, a thickening agent and seasoning.
Wikipedia lists many other "cream of X" soups; some of my personal favorites are: