porridge
Example Sentences
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Onion and bacon tend to point elsewhere: perhaps a baked potato soup, or a congee-style porridge finished with a fried egg.
From Salon
“Auntie Kafui came and brought porridge, but Ma couldn’t eat it!”
From Literature
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They sit in similar registers — closer to porridge than broth, a texture that my brain immediately interprets as nourishing.
From Salon
But if electricity is only available sporadically, she says, "the food doesn't keep very well. There were cases when food was cooked in the morning and by dinner the porridge had become completely solid."
From BBC
Videos of people sprinkling chia seeds on top of porridge and nutritionists lauding the benefits of red kidney beans and chickpeas are filling up people's TikTok feeds.
From BBC
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