What is difference between congee and porridge?

So here’s from wikipedia: Porridge is a dish made by boiling oats (whole-grain, rolled, crushed, or steel cut) or other cereal meals in water, milk, or both. Congee or conjee is a type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries. When eaten as plain rice congee, it is most often served with side dishes.

How do you keep porridge from getting watery?

Adding too much water, or not cooking it long enough. Read the packet for guidelines, or bring to the boil, reduce heat and and simmer until done. Steel cut oats take a lot longer to cook than rolled (regular) oats. General guideline is 1 cup of oats to 2 cups water.

What is the difference between gruel and porridge?

Gruel is a food consisting of some type of cereal—such as ground oats, wheat, rye or rice—heated or boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk rather than eaten and may not need to be cooked.

Is oatmeal the same as porridge?

Oatmeal and porridge, the simple pleasures Oatmeal and porridge are basically the same thing – it’s what you get when you add milk or water to oats and cook them. At Uncle Tobys we think of oatmeal as being chunkier and coarser as opposed to our Quick Oats and Sachets, which produce a creamier bowl of oats.

Is rice porridge the same as congee?

Rice porridge is simply rice cooked in liquid until it’s thick and creamy. Congee refers specifically to the savory rice porridge served in many parts of Asia.

Why is my porridge so runny?

It doesn’t matter if you use water, milk or a dairy substitute, too much of any fluid will give you a runny Porridge with a gruel consistency. Too little will result in a solid Porridge.

Does porridge need salt?

Whether you’re making savory or sweet oatmeal, you need to add a pinch of salt. Always. Do it at the beginning of cooking, and your porridge will taste nutty, toasty, and delicious—not boring and glue-like. But also, all that stirring will help your oats release extra starch, giving your oatmeal a creamier texture.

When did humans start eating porridge?

32,000 years ago
Don’t put down your porridge just yet. Hunter-gatherers ate oats as far back as 32,000 years ago – way before farming took root.

What did gruel taste like?

But the slushy gruel, containing oats, water, milk and onion, got a mixed response from tasters. “It’s extremely bland,” said Jennifer Gilson, a retired scientist. “There’s no flavour at all without the onion.”

Is porridge healthier than rice?

Still, if you dig deeper into its nutritional facts, the filling dish has a surprisingly low-calorie content. The more water you add to the dish, the lower the carbohydrates, allowing you to derive 30 calories for every 100 grams of rice porridge compared to the 100 calories you would get in plain rice.

Why does congee make you feel better?

In Chinese theory, the Kidney qi supplies the fire for warming the digestive fire to support digestion. Congee is a nourishing food because the warmth supports normal Spleen qi function even in times when the Kidney qi may be weakened.