Many congee specialist shops have a short menu of snacks, in case customers want something more substantial than rice soup. The snacks include fried wonton, fried fish balls with salted clam sauce, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I learned about congee, the Asian rice porridge, in the bitter heart of a Chicago winter. Plus, I had a cold; I was as congested as that same city’s freeways ...

Oh, gritty, greasy joys of Chinatown. There is nothing more exhilarating than shoving through a horde of protesting Taiwanese ex-pats to claim your pineapple bun for mere change. Or finding deals on ...

“Everybody leaves here thinking and missing the oxtail congee,” Ly says. The sweet and savory rice porridge comes as the final course in the beef tasting. Typically, the traditional seven-course ...

As a freelancer, my work takes me all over this city. The commute can be a pain (thank God for Google-maps), but at least there is always the prospect of discovering great new places to eat. This week ...

A popular Sai Ying Pun neighborhood restaurant, Yung Kee offers delicious thick congee. Choose your own toppings from a wide variety, including fish, beef and pork. Each bowl of freshly boiled congee ...

There are some dishes that simply do not travel well. Deep-fried items are a good example, as they lose their crispiness due to the condensation inside the containers. Braises and stews fare better, ...

Looking for a hot bowl of wonton noodle soup usually means a trip to the Chinatown International District, but for those who live east of Lake Washington that can be a rather lengthy drive. Now there ...

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 ...

Also known as jook, the soothing rice porridge called congee is South China’s favorite breakfast. The rice has been cooked into oblivion in some kind of broth till rice and liquid merge almost ...