: a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
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Chao Rice porridge is an omnipresent dish in Asian cuisine.
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
The pristine white churned into brown porridge beneath my feet.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
The only seasoning in Go’s porridge was salt and kombu; the minerality pushed forward the sweetness of the crab and rice.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
But the turning point came when Rude Health ventured into porridge and cereals and started selling in Waitrose.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 8 Oct. 2024
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
The pristine white churned into brown porridge beneath my feet.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
The only seasoning in Go’s porridge was salt and kombu; the minerality pushed forward the sweetness of the crab and rice.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
But the turning point came when Rude Health ventured into porridge and cereals and started selling in Waitrose.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Porridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porridge. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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porridge
noun
por·ridge
ˈpȯr-ij 
ˈpär-
: a soft food made by boiling meal or a vegetable in milk or water until it thickens
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