When I was a kid, I’d eat congee almost every other day. Congee is a traditional Chinese porridge made from boiling rice in a large amount of water for a long time. As it cooks, the rice releases its ...
For Asian Americans, congee is often comfort food when you're sick. As the child of a Filipino immigrant, I ate congee that my mother prepared when I couldn't keep down anything else. It was a plain ...
Try this pak choi congee anytime you feel like a warm, simple dish that's easy on the stomach and perfect for cold weather ...
Close-up of fresh homemade congee - Nattaya Chanvithee/Getty Images Congee is a traditional Chinese dish known for its satiny, spoon-coating softness and glossy, pearly hue -- a rice-to-porridge ...
Something magical happens to rice if left to boil for too long in an excess of water: The grains break down, absorbing the liquid and softening, creating a one-pot wonder of thick, stodgy starch ...
Pierced by winding rivers and dotted with ponds and lakes, the Jiangnan region in China’s lower Yangtze area is famously the home of Shanghai, the country’s biggest city. But Jiangnan is just as ...
When I was in college and for years after, whenever I went into San Francisco to catch a late set of jazz, the evening always ended in Chinatown with a bowl of congee. I can’t think of anything more ...
I grew up eating rice porridge, and every culture has its version. From mush we originate — to mush we’ll return. By Zoë Hu My rice cooker was cheaply made and cheaply bought, a squat device of ...