As a drink, yes. But not as an alternative to coffee...okay, some drink beer instead of coffee in the morning. But they don't relax with beer like with tea...okay, they do. But they definitely don't use it as a condiment...okay some cooks use it and some put it on their steak while grilling. But it isn't a soup... then again it is also called liquid bread and you can eat your soup with bread... 
What were we talking about again? 
