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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Adapted from “The Seductions of Rice” by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. 8 cups water, plus extra boiling water as necessary 1½ cups whole or broken long-grain rice (Thai jasmine or Chinese- or ...

Congee isn’t so much a recipe as it is a state of mind. The simple rice porridge, popular by one name or another over most of Asia, is both comfort food and blank canvas, a delivery mechanism for ...

Want a delicious new way to eat rice? As in, a way that doesn’t involve eating it from a little white takeout box? Let’s talk congee. Though known by different names across China, congee generally is ...

With the recent closure of my favourite Ah Seah Teochew Porridge, I was excited to try someplace else for my porridge fix. Teochew Rice & Porridge is located at the heart of the Central Business ...

Want a delicious new way to eat rice? As in, a way that doesn’t involve eating it from a little white takeout box? Let’s talk congee. Though known by different names across China, congee generally is ...