My point was to highlight that it can be as complicated as you want to make it. It depends on your goals, some people are OK with stock from bullion so people w

My point was to highlight that it can be as complicated as you want to make it. It depends on your goals, some people are OK with stock from bullion so people want the flavor of a stock from scratch but most would agree that the latter is going to be far more flavorful and thus considered better. It depends on your goals but soup can be complicated, if your goal is better flavor than run of the mill.