[they're on a near-level playing field, because Blue...rarely ever had to prepare his own food on the Shangri-la. and most of it was synthetically constructed in weird scifi ways that were not disclosed in canon.

so while soup was the safest option, there's clearly...room for failure.]

I admit...I don't quite know. I think it ought to be fine as-is, if just...a little too warm to taste for the time being.