What is the proper etiquette for eating stew? I can find tons of information on soup etiquette, but none for stews with pieces of meat, vegetables, etc, where you can't really drink it from the side of your spoon.
Stew is a poor man's meal, the hobnob snobs never developed etiquette for it
>>9052045
Eh not really, rich people liked stews too. There are stew recipes in Le Viandier (14th century French recipe book that is considered the first 'haute cuisine' book) and Careme created a host of soups with bits and pieces (bread, meat, meat cubes, etc) for his rich clientele and you can find stews and pottage-style recipes for wealthy people in almost any era.
As far as etiquette, it's kind of a gaping hole. Maybe stews were typically reserved for private meals and not formal dining.
Idk this stuff rules though