congee
Boiled rice soup
Congee is a rice porridge common across East and Southeast Asia, made by boiling rice in large amounts of water until it breaks down into a thick, creamy consistency.
It serves as comfort food, breakfast staple, or sustenance for the sick.
Congee is typically plain and mild, dressed up with toppings like preserved eggs, pickled vegetables, or sliced meat: She made congee for her grandmother when she had the flu.
Staple cereal grain
- jookSlang bar or jukebox
- gruelThin watery porridge
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- silkySmooth and lustrous
savory · bland · thick · thin · watery · creamy · smooth · soupy
Ash-cured preserved egg
- scallionsYoung onions with stalks
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- peanutsEdible underground legumes
- picklesVegetables preserved in brine
fish slice · pork floss · crispy shallots · cilantro · sesame oil · soy sauce · white pepper · dried shrimp
Reducing distress or discomfort
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- restorativePromoting return to health
- gentleSoft and kind
- healingRestoration of health
nourishing · digestible · recovery · illness · sick day · stomach · bland diet · easy
rice
Staple cereal grain
silky · savory · bland · thick · thin · watery · creamy · smooth · soupy · bowl
century egg
Ash-cured preserved egg
pickles · fish slice · pork floss · crispy shallots · cilantro · sesame oil · soy sauce · white pepper · dried shrimp · salted egg
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- restorativePromoting return to health
- gentleSoft and kind
healing · nourishing · digestible · recovery · illness · sick day · stomach · bland diet · easy · light
Cantonese
Southern Chinese dialect
Taiwanese · Hong Kong · Japanese · Korean · Filipino · Vietnamese · Thai · Asian · street food · hawker
- Cantonese fooddim sum, siu mai, char siu, wonton noodles, roast goose
- GuangdongGuangdong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Pearl River, Cantonese
- Hawker Foodchicken rice, satay, chili crab, carrot cake, wonton noodles
- South ChinaGuangdong, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau
- Soupstomato soup, chicken noodle soup, vegetable soup, onion soup, miso soup
- Chinese foodsoup dumplings, kung pao chicken, chow mein, baozi, orange chicken
congeefried rice
Stir-cooked grain dish
crispy rice · pilaf · rice crackers · puffed rice · crunchy
- chicken congeeRice soup with poultry