When I was young, I liked it hot. Then, my first job, I would get my lunch and bring it to my desk, because it was too busy to go to the break room, and by the time I got to eat, my food was cold and my soda was completely diluted with melted ice. So, I got used to eating cold food and ordered soda without ice - problem solved.
My coffee, I like kid temperature, because I want to wake up quickly and chug it. I don't have time or desire to sip hot coffee.
But soup, I do like hot. I like that it warms me up on a cold day.
I prefer hot soups year round. However….
Once in a long while, during the heat of the summer (Georgia summer), I like a cold soup. Vichyssoise or chilled potato, onion, and leek soup hits the spot. Gazpacho doesn’t do it for me for some reason.
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