Ah, porridge. That old reliable breakfast staple. It's cheap, it's filling, and, if prepared properly, it can be truly delicious. While oats are the favored porridge grain in most Western ...

Chef Melissa King has a particularly soft spot for congee (or jook, the Cantonese name for the iconic rice porridge). “It’s like your Chinese chicken noodle soup — it was always cozy and comforting, ...

Congee, for the uninitiated, is basically rice boiled with water until it has a porridge-like consistency. I know, it sounds pretty boring. But the genius is in the garnishes -- which can be seafood, ...

Properties: As a porridge made from rice and/or other grains, sometimes with added flavorings and sides, the dish takes on the properties of the sum of its ingredients. Uses: In many cultures, Jook is ...

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 ...

Also known as jook, the soothing rice porridge called congee is South China’s favorite breakfast. The rice has been cooked into oblivion in some kind of broth till rice and liquid merge almost ...