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 ...

Congee isn’t so much a recipe as it is a state of mind. The simple rice porridge, popular by one name or another over most of Asia, is both comfort food and blank canvas, a delivery mechanism for ...

Congee, or jook, is my comfort food. It’s simple, warm and cozy, and absolutely delicious. This version is also incredibly nostalgic for me, since it became a tradition in my family to make it with ...

Healing like chicken soup, this light Chinese congee has shredded chicken and is fragranced with fresh ginger. Slideshow: Chicken Soup Recipes In large pot add stock, rice, salt and ginger. Bring the ...

Prepare the Chinese white rice porridge with seasonal vegetables, meat, or egg. Here are a handful of recipes for what to eat with congee. This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brandon Jew is the chef at Mister Jiu’s, the California-meets-Cantonese restaurant that opened last year in San Francisco's Chinatown. Growing up, we called congee "jook." My mom was the one who ...

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, ...