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 ...

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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 ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. As George Costanza once said, we’re shifting into “soup mode.” “Congee is ‘jook’ in Cantonese, ...

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 ...