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porridge

[pawr-ij, por-] / ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr- /


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Without energy exposure, it can put you right off your porridge.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Somsak Jaidee, 62, who sells rice porridge in bags secured with rubber bands at a Bangkok market, said that while "everything is more expensive... I have to endure it."

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Breakfast was porridge with bananas and peanut butter, while lunch was "usually a massive plate of rice with marmite with two eggs, or cheesy fried potatoes with eggs and veg".

From BBC Apr. 27, 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

I push the porridge aside and open my vanity mirror.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Hygiene products like wet wipes, gels, soaps, toothpastes and porridges are also flying off the shelves in Poland, according to drugstore chain Rossmann.

From Reuters Mar. 16, 2022

Historically, whatever was ripe and ready was hailed in many forms: in soups and stews such as afang soup, and in porridges such as asaro and ubek, to name just a few.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2021

Because polenta and grits are both cornmeal porridges, it seemed a fun and tasty way to take the Italian-Southern food connection a bit further.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2019

Think of these porridges as soupy cousins to the more salady grain bowls that have become a staple of better-for-you cafés and fast-casual menus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2018

Mama was always cooking up nourishing broths and porridges for forgotten old men and pale young mothers—on days, that is, when she herself was strong enough to stand at the stove.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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