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	'''Congee''' (Simplified Chinese: 粥; Traditional Chinese: 粥; Pinyin: ''Zhōu''; ~~also '~~''jook''') is a savory or plain rice porridge simmered until creamy, eaten across China as breakfast, late-night food, and comfort fare ~~when ill~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Congee''' (Simplified Chinese: 粥; Traditional Chinese: 粥; Pinyin: ''Zhōu''; Cantonese: ''jook'') is a savory or plain rice porridge simmered until creamy, eaten across China as breakfast, late-night food, and comfort fare. Related everyday names include Sichuan ''xīfàn'' ("dilute cooked rice") for thinner bowls where grains stay visible, and plain white congee (''bái zhōu'') served as a neutral base for pickles and fried dough.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee English Wikipedia: Congee]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	Texture ranges from thin ~~and drinkable~~ to thick and ~~spoonable~~. ~~Toppings include~~ century egg and pork, ~~fish slices, pickles, or~~ [[Youtiao]] ~~sticks on~~ the ~~side~~.		Texture ranges from drinkable thin broth with intact rice to thick, spoon-coating silk in which grains have largely broken down. Cantonese tea-house and ''cha chaan teng'' congees often aim for that blended creaminess; Chaozhou/Chaoshan and some inland styles keep a looser, grainier mouthfeel. Seasoning is usually light—salt, white pepper, ginger, scallion—so toppings carry identity.

			A flagship Cantonese bowl is century egg and lean pork congee (皮蛋瘦肉粥): alkaline-cured [[Century Egg]] pieces and marinated pork simmered into the porridge until savory and aromatic, commonly paired with [[Youtiao]]. Fish-slice, chicken, seafood, and preserved-egg-only variants fill the same grammar. Northern and inland breakfast tables may serve plainer porridge beside soy milk, pickles, or steamed breads rather than seafood toppings.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="ce">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg English Wikipedia: Century egg (congee use)]</ref>

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Rice and abundant water or stock; optional proteins, ginger, and ~~scallion~~. ~~Regional names~~ and ~~thicknesses differ~~.		Rice and abundant water or stock; optional proteins (pork, fish, chicken, seafood), ginger, scallion, century egg, and pickles. Side [[Youtiao]] or other fried dough is cultural, not mandatory. Sweet eight-treasure and Laba festival porridges are related rice-porridge cousins treated on separate festive pages where they exist ([[Eight Treasure Porridge]], [[Laba Congee]]).

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	Congee is a foundational Chinese staple ~~food~~ rather than a single provincial invention. Cantonese ~~seafood congees~~ and northern ~~breakfast porridges are both common; it pairs culturally with [[Youtiao]]~~ and ~~soy milk breakfasts~~.		Congee is a foundational Chinese staple rather than a single provincial invention. Easy digestibility made rice porridge a long-standing sickbed and infant food, and a stretch-the-grain survival dish in hard times—cultural roles repeatedly noted in culinary essays, without needing medical claims here.<ref name="bp">[https://bittmanproject.com/congee-a-deep-rooted-love/ Bittman Project: Congee — a deep-rooted love (regional names and texture notes)]</ref>

			Cantonese ''sheng gun'' (生滚) technique—sliding thinly sliced raw proteins into boiling porridge so they just cook through—shaped many restaurant bowls. Hong Kong and Guangdong cafés treat congee as all-day comfort; Jiangnan and northern homes keep quieter everyday pots. Qing-period congee literature collected by later writers shows how seriously the porridge could be discussed as diet and craft, again as soft historical color rather than a recipe archive on this page.<ref name="bp" />

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Hot in bowls, ~~often~~ with ~~side fried dough~~. ~~See~~ [[~~Youtiao~~]], [[~~Chinese Snack~~]], and [[~~Hong Kong Food~~]] ~~for café breakfast context~~.		Hot bowls, plain or topped; breakfast sets with [[Youtiao]] and soy drinks; dim-sum and late-night restaurant service. Keep [[Century Egg]] as the preserved-egg ingredient page and this article as the porridge hub. Related soft soy breakfasts include [[Douhua]] and [[Soy Milk]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Eight Treasure Porridge]]		* [[Eight Treasure Porridge]]
	* [[Laba Congee]]		* [[Laba Congee]]
			* [[Century Egg]]
	* [[Youtiao]]		* [[Youtiao]]
	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]
	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[Douhua]]		* [[Douhua]]
			* [[Soy Milk]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[Eight Treasure Porridge]]
			* [[Laba Congee]]

	* [[Youtiao]]		* [[Youtiao]]

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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Congee.jpg
| caption = Congee
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| type = Rice porridge
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| country = China
| region = Pan-China
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'''Congee''' (Simplified Chinese: 粥; Traditional Chinese: 粥; Pinyin: ''Zhōu''; also '''jook''') is a savory or plain rice porridge simmered until creamy, eaten across China as breakfast, late-night food, and comfort fare when ill.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Texture ranges from thin and drinkable to thick and spoonable. Toppings include century egg and pork, fish slices, pickles, or [[Youtiao]] sticks on the side.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Rice and abundant water or stock; optional proteins, ginger, and scallion. Regional names and thicknesses differ.

== History and culture ==

Congee is a foundational Chinese staple food rather than a single provincial invention. Cantonese seafood congees and northern breakfast porridges are both common; it pairs culturally with [[Youtiao]] and soy milk breakfasts.

== Serving and variations ==

Hot in bowls, often with side fried dough. See [[Youtiao]], [[Chinese Snack]], and [[Hong Kong Food]] for café breakfast context.

== See also ==

* [[Youtiao]]
* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[Douhua]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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