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 ...

There aren’t a lot of dishes more suited for a cozy winter night than congee. Though congee generally starts from the same base of rice and broth, the incredibly delicious soup is highly customizable ...

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 ...

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 ...

I grew up eating rice porridge, and every culture has its version. From mush we originate — to mush we’ll return. By Zoë Hu My rice cooker was cheaply made and cheaply bought, a squat device of ...

You don’t need much to make this breakfast porridge (or dinner-worthy soup): Just rice, water and time. By Melissa Clark There’s a raging debate in our house about whether congee — also called jook — ...

This soup is rich with ginger and garlic, but we think it's the chili crisp, fried shallots, and scallions on top that make each bite. This savory rice porridge, topped with chili crisp and crunchy, ...