congee
/ˈkɒn.dʒi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːn.dʒi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkän-jē/ (ame, mw)
congee — noun
1. a thick, savoury rice porridge that is common across many parts of East and Sout
a thick, savoury rice porridge that is common across many parts of East and Southeast Asia, usually eaten warm for breakfast or when someone is unwell.
Dewi cooked a big pot of congee for her grandmother when the old woman caught a cold.
collocation: cook / make a pot of congee
On cold winter mornings, Ryo likes a hot bowl of congee with pickled vegetables and a soft egg.
collocation: a bowl of congee with [toppings]
The small street stall near Hugo's hotel served plain congee from five o'clock in the morning.
Meera ordered chicken congee at the Hong Kong restaurant and added ginger and spring onion on top.
After the surgery, the nurse told Paloma she should eat soft food like congee for a few days.
- rice porridge
more transparent everyday term; common in English food writing about Asian cuisine.
- jook
Cantonese-origin name; often seen on Hong Kong restaurant menus.
- rice gruel
older, slightly bookish English term; less common in modern menus.
文法句型
a bowl of congee
eat / have congee
用法筆記
Uncountable — speak of 'some congee' or 'a bowl of congee', not 'a congee' or 'congees'. The topping or main ingredient is usually placed before the word as a modifier (chicken congee, fish congee, plain congee).