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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Simmer rice and water together. Cook rice and water, plus any aromatics, together until creamy and thickened. This will ...

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 ...

Get the recipe for Brown Rice Congee with Kimchee, Scallions, and 7-Minute Eggs. Congee, a creamy, savory porridge with a white rice base, typically takes up to an hour to cook. Instead of worrying ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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. Although known by ...

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, ...

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 ...