Congee
What is congee? Congee is a porridge made from rice that’s cooked down with a large amount of water. It’s simmered for a long time to get a nice, velvety texture. Depending on personal preference, it can be thick and creamy or a thinner, more watery consistency. Congee is a breakfast food from China In Chinese Congee can be eaten at any meal and occasion, but interestingly, in Chinese tradition, it’s considered a bad omen to eat jook on Chinese New Year. Congee has been consumed more than 3000 years ago, Porridge was originally made by the emperor by steaming and boiling rice. Congee porridge was used as a food for treatment by Chinese physician Zhang Zhongjing Why did we chose congee as the topic? Because in our own country we are no stranger to this food. We usually call this food "bubur". What is unique about this food is its name, "congee" in our country it is usually pronounced "Cong-e", it would be very disgusting if we said "today I want to ha...