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porridge

[pawr-ij, por-] / ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr- /


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Moma Foods has pulled some porridge pots and sachets from supermarket shelves and warned people not to eat them because of possible mouse contamination at a manufacturing site.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

They sit in similar registers — closer to porridge than broth, a texture that my brain immediately interprets as nourishing.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

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 • Jan. 16, 2026

In the Starkadders’ home, breakfast means congealed porridge, and cows are called Feckless, Aimless, Graceless and Pointless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Rosemary returns with a breakfast tray, and when she pulls off the brown plastic lid I see that she’s put cream and brown sugar on my porridge.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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