What's the difference between congee and porridge?

Question

What's the difference between congee and porridge?

Answer 1

1. Langage of origin

2. Basic ingredient

3. Other ingredients: Porridge does not contain vegetables, meat, or broth, but congee can and often does.

Answer 2

por·ridge   Audio Help   /ˈpɔrɪdʒ, ˈpɒr-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pawr-ij, por-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.  

congee

noun

1.  a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast  

Congee

Con*gee"\, n. 1. [Tamil ka?s**+ boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India]

As a Sino Australian I would like to correct dictionary .com a bit, Chinese congee can also be eaten at lunch or dinner, it is not necessary a breakfast dish.

Answer 3

Both are correct, I ama former chef and live in Toronto Canada, and I have congee in our Chinatown district once a month, true it is a rice based soup made with stock, and can contain extras like meats, fish, seafood's, organ meats and veg when served

Porridge is a grain based hot cereal, made usually from Oat, but in some east european countries it can be made from barley or buckwheat groats. Scottish and Irish oats are rougher more whole grain cut than the regular oats in the US known as oatmeal, some of which are par-cooked for easy cooking or instant service.

Answer 4

congee is rice porridge..but porridge is a broader term that includes all the cereal cooked with water