“Does queso count as soup?”

Chile con queso is often served as an appetizer at Tex-Mex restaurants, used as a dip for tortilla chips. There is such a thing as queso soup, but this queso is a dip and not a soup. Some people joke that queso can be considered a soup, and that it has healing properties for a cold, just like chicken noodle soup.
 
“Does queso count as soup? Cuz it should” was posted on X/Twitter by Pharaohcious on October 2, 2016. “Does Queso count as a soup?” was posted on X/Twitter by Lang on October 20, 2018. “Does queso count as soup?” was posted on X/Twitter by “shit morgan says” on January 3, 2019. “Does Chile con Queso count as soup?” was posted on Facebook by Rolando Perez on June 20, 2020.
   
“Queso counts as a soup if you eat it with a spoon right?” was posted on Facebook by Hacienda Mexican Restaurant on February 21, 2020.  “If you eat queso with a spoon, does it become cheese soup?” was posted on Facebook by Rita Olsen on December 1, 2023. “In case you needed to hear this, you can put a spoon in a bowl of queso and call it cheese soup and nobody cares” was posted on Facebook by Rita Olsen on January 6, 2025.
 
“If you feel under the weather, remember that queso counts as soup” was posted on X/Twitter by Michael P Spradlin on April 9, 2022. “Lifehack: If you feel sick.. Queso counts as soup” was posted on X/Twitter by DD 🍈 🍈 MELONS on March 30, 2023. “LIFE HACK: If you feel sick, queso counts as soup” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Lee Pearson on December 23, 2023. “IF YOU ARE EVER FEELING LIKE YOU’RE GETTING A COLD, JUST REMEMBER QUESO COUNTS AS SOUP” was posted on Facebook by Karen Amador on October 12, 2024.
 
   
Wikipedia: Chile con queso
Chile con queso (lit. ‘chili with cheese’), sometimes simply called queso, is an appetizer or side dish of melted processed cheese and chili peppers, typically served in American Tex-Mex restaurants as a dip for tortilla chips. It can also be added to other dishes such as tacos.
 
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Pharaohcious
@YourPalBigAl
Does queso count as soup? Cuz it should
3:58 PM · Oct 2, 2016
 
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🪩 C 🪩
@bakedbrie23
queso counts as soup right?
2:01 AM · Dec 10, 2016
 
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Lang
@SeeSa_95
Does Queso count as a soup?
11:34 AM · Oct 20, 2018
 
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shit morgan says
@Sh1tM0rganSays
“Does queso count as soup?”
9:52 PM · Jan 3, 2019
 
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Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
February 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM ·
Queso counts as a soup if you eat it with a spoon right?
 
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Rolando Perez
June 20, 2020 at 1:27 PM ·
Does Chile con Queso count as soup?
 
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Kelly John Herres
April 11, 2021 at 6:13 PM ·
Does queso count as a soup?
 
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Michael P Spradlin
@MSpradlinAuthor
If you feel under the weather, remember that queso counts as soup.
8:38 PM · Apr 9, 2022
 
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Barberitos
@barberitos
Does queso count as soup? 🧀 #NationalSoupDay
3:15 PM · Feb 4, 2023
 
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DD 🍈 🍈 MELONS
@DDDMelons
Lifehack: If you feel sick.. Queso counts as soup.
8:31 AM · Mar 30, 2023
 
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Teddie Jo
March 30, 2023 at 2:44 PM ·
Not feeling well? Queso counts as soup. You’re welcome! 😋😃
 
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giovanna plowman
@skankierdoodle
at a restaurant and my grandma is eating a bowl of queso with a spoon like it’s soup
4:07 PM · Apr 2, 2023
 
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kayapplebee
@kayapplebee
If you feel sick queso counts as soup.
12:33 PM · Apr 3, 2023
 
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Marshall Michael
August 7, 2023 at 1:16 PM ·
LIFE HACK:
If you’re sick…
Queso counts as soup
 
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Rita Olsen
December 1, 2023 at 7:07 PM ·
If you eat queso with a spoon, does it become cheese soup?
 
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Lee Pearson
December 23, 2023 at 10:27 AM ·
I’m pretty sure queso counts as everything… It can be soup or the whole meal or therapy…😋
(“LIFE HACK: If you feel sick, queso counts as soup” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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Neal White
July 12, 2024 at 8:10 AM ·
Health tip: If you feel under the weather, Queso counts as soup.
 
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Karen Amador
October 12, 2024 at 9:06 AM ·
IF YOU ARE EVER FEELING LIKE YOU’RE GETTING A COLD, JUST REMEMBER QUESO COUNTS AS SOUP
   
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Rita Olsen
January 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM ·
In case you needed to hear this, you can put a spoon in a bowl of queso and call it cheese soup and nobody cares.
 
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Karen McGee
@karenmotherof2
My buddy just ate half a bowl of queso with a spoon thinking it was soup
4:18 PM · Jan 12, 2025
 
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Texas Living ·
Explore Texas ·
June 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM ·
😂😂😂
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
IF YOU FEEL A COLD COMING ON…
. QUESO COUNTS AS SOUP
. MARGARITAS ARE FOR HYDRATION
STAY WELL FRIENDS
 
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A Little Bit of Humor ·
Lily LoPresti Beekman ·
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM ·
(“IF YOU ARE EVER FEELING LIKE YOU’RE GETTING A COLD, JUST REMEMBER QUESO COUNTS AS SOUP” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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Alford For Texas
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM ·
Who doesn’t love queso!?
(“LIFE HACK: If you feel sick, queso counts as soup” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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All You Can Eat
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM ·
😂 🤣
(“IF YOU ARE EVER FEELING LIKE YOU’RE GETTING A COLD, JUST REMEMBER QUESO COUNTS AS SOUP” is shown on an image.—ed.)