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Congee (/ ˈkɒndʒiː /, derived from Tamil கஞ்சி [kaɲdʑi]) [ 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.
Young uses the Cantonese word "jook" to refer to rice porridge, and her favorite way to make it, she said, is to use a homemade chicken broth. Scallion, Ginger and Chicken Congee by Grace Young
Some Chinese households cut them up into small chunks and cook them with rice porridge to create "century egg and lean pork congee" (Chinese: 皮蛋瘦肉粥; pinyin: pídàn shòuròu zhōu). This is sometimes served in dim sum restaurants. Rice congee, lean pork, and century egg are the main ingredients.
Laba congee. Laba congee (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 ...
Following its dominant status in most parts of East Asia where Buddhism is most practiced, rice features heavily as a staple in the Buddhist meal, especially in the form of rice porridge or congee as the usual morning meal. Noodles and other grains may often be served as well. Vegetables of all sorts are generally either stir-fried or cooked in ...
Youtiao. Youtiao (traditional Chinese: 油條; simplified Chinese: 油条; pinyin: Yóutiáo), known in Southern China as Yu Char Kway, is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of wheat flour dough of Chinese origin and (by a variety of other names) also popular in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines. Conventionally, youtiao are lightly ...
A bowl of Laba congee. Laba Festival (Chinese: 臘八節) is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the month of La (or Layue 臘月), the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar. It is the beginning of the Chinese New Year period. It is customary on this day to eat Laba congee. Laba Festival was not on a fixed day until ...
Champorado or tsampurado – a sweet chocolate rice porridge in Philippine cuisine. Congee – type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries. Names for congee are as varied as the style of its preparation. Cornmeal porridge – type of hot sweet breakfast cereal made from finely ground cornmeal popular in Jamaica.