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Congee (/ ˈ k ɒ n dʒ iː /, derived from Tamil கஞ்சி) [1] [2] [3] is a form of savoury rice porridge made by boiling rice in a large amount of water until the rice softens. Depending on rice–water ratio, the thickness of congee varies from a Western oatmeal porridge to a gruel .
In India, the plain rice porridge known as kanji (where the word "congee" comes from, you'll recall) is typically made with rice, but it can be made with other grains, too.
What Is Congee? Congee is a rice porridge commonly eaten throughout Asia. There are variations of this classic comfort food all across the continent, with ingredients ranging from chicken bouillon ...
Laba congee or porridge (simplified Chinese: 腊八粥; traditional Chinese: 臘八粥; pinyin: làbā zhōu) is a Chinese ceremonial congee dish traditionally eaten on the eighth day of the twelfth month in the Chinese calendar. [1] The day on which it is traditionally eaten is commonly known as the Laba Festival. The earliest form of this ...
Rice may be made into congee (also called rice porridge or rice gruel) by adding more water than usual, so that the cooked rice is saturated with water, usually to the point that it disintegrates. Rice porridge is commonly eaten as a breakfast food, and is a traditional food for the sick.
Chinese rice congee. Cháo bầu – Vietnamese rice congee containing pig kidney; Chatang – traditional gruel common to both Beijing cuisine and Tianjin cuisine, and often sold as a snack on the street. It can be made from combinations of sorghum flour, broomcorn millet or proso millet flour and glutinous millet flour.
The company claimed to have altered the traditional rice porridge to fit “your modern palate” and “improve” a dish that’s long been beloved across Asia.
Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal—such as ground oats, wheat, rye, or rice—heated or boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk rather than eaten. Historically, gruel has been a staple of the Western diet, especially for peasants.