Porridge makes me think of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Peas Porridge and other children's stories, but there's a lot more to it than what was dished out in those nursery rhymes. I grew up with ...

When an unfortunate bout of illness strikes, a comforting and restorative meal pays off manifold. In the U.S., chicken noodle soup or simply a mug of bone broth are frequent go-tos. Meanwhile, in Asia ...

It’s so simple. At its core, congee is just simmering rice and water together until the rice grains break down and turn creamy. The basic ratio is 1 part rice to 8 parts water, but you can play around ...

Homely congee – or Chinese rice porridge – is a blank canvas for almost anything, says Zijunn Meng, from meat to veg, piquant sauces, and even last night’s leftovers Congee is the ultimate comfort ...

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 ...

Just the other day, some friends and I were discussing which country has the best comfort food. We couldn’t decide on a dish or a country, but we all agreed that each culture offers its own version to ...

Autumn in this part of the country, long, leisurely, lingering—there is simply no place on earth nicer to be than in this part of the Midwest from late September until mid-November. More than three ...

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 ...

The woman behind the counter at the Wah Shing Kung Fu Gift Shop in Chinatown does not endorse my plan for the Wei-Tai 999 granules I just bought. I told the clerk that I’m thinking about mixing the ...

If you have been missing congee at Admiralty Centre’s food court, well its back. Mui Hung Kee Foods has soft-opened earlier this week in the Richmond food court, taking over the previous Joyful Congee ...