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 ...

Something magical happens to rice if left to boil for too long in an excess of water: The grains break down, absorbing the liquid and softening, creating a one-pot wonder of thick, stodgy starch ...

Rice cookers are usually associated with plain steamed rice, but this appliance can do more than that. Across different cuisines, rice-based steams have grains, vegetables, spices, and broths. These ...

I grew up eating rice porridge, and every culture has its version. From mush we originate — to mush we’ll return. By Zoë Hu My rice cooker was cheaply made and cheaply bought, a squat device of ...

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, ...

There’s nothing quite like tucking into a bowl of rice porridge for the ultimate cold weather comfort. In Los Angeles, which has a large Asian diasporic population, rice porridges have many different ...