Volume V
Congees & Rice Porridges
Across East and Southeast Asia, the first food for the sick, the newborn and the elderly is rice cooked in many times its volume of water. China's zhou, Japan's okayu, Korea's juk, Vietnam's cháo, Malaysia's bubur and Sri Lanka's kenda are close cousins of Ayurveda's manda, peya and vilepi: the same gentle food, made in each kitchen's own way.
| No. | Recipe | Region | Best season | kcal | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | Plain Jook with Ginger & Sesame (Bai Zhou) | Chinese | All year | 119 | 2.4 |
| 1.02 | Okayu with Umeboshi-free Ginger & Shiso Herbs | Japanese | All year | 146 | 3.4 |
| 1.03 | Nanakusa-gayu (Seven-Herb Spring Rice Porridge) | Japanese | Kapha season (late winter – spring) | 145 | 3.6 |
| 1.04 | Korean Pumpkin Porridge (Hobakjuk) | Korean | Vata season (autumn – early winter) | 159 | 4.7 |
| 1.05 | Mung Bean Congee (Lü Dou Zhou) | Chinese | Pitta season (summer) | 137 | 6.1 |
| 1.06 | Red Date & Goji Millet Porridge | Chinese | Vata season (autumn – early winter), Kapha season (late winter – spring) | 154 | 4 |
| 1.07 | Black Sesame Porridge (Heukimja-juk) | Korean | Vata season (autumn – early winter) | 184 | 4.5 |
| 1.08 | Sweet Potato Congee (Fan Shu Zhou) | Chinese | Vata season (autumn – early winter) | 178 | 3.7 |
| 1.09 | Vietnamese Ginger Rice Soup with Tofu (Cháo Đậu Hũ) | Vietnamese | All year | 208 | 11.8 |
- Vol V · 1.01
Congees & Rice Porridges
Plain Jook with Ginger & Sesame (Bai Zhou)
Inspired by Cantonese plain congee
EasternChineseAll year- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
119 kcal2.4 g proteinSmooth, spoonableView recipe → - Vol V · 1.02
Congees & Rice Porridges
Okayu with Umeboshi-free Ginger & Shiso Herbs
Inspired by Okayu (zen-gayu)
EasternJapaneseAll year- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
146 kcal3.4 g proteinSoft, grains visibleView recipe → - Vol V · 1.03
Congees & Rice Porridges
Nanakusa-gayu (Seven-Herb Spring Rice Porridge)
Inspired by Jinjitsu festival porridge (7 January)
EasternJapaneseKapha season- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
145 kcal3.6 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol V · 1.04
Congees & Rice Porridges
Korean Pumpkin Porridge (Hobakjuk)
Inspired by Hobakjuk
EasternKoreanVata season- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
159 kcal4.7 g proteinSmoothView recipe → - Vol V · 1.05
Congees & Rice Porridges
Mung Bean Congee (Lü Dou Zhou)
Inspired by Summer mung-bean porridge
EasternChinesePitta season- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
137 kcal6.1 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol V · 1.06
Congees & Rice Porridges
Red Date & Goji Millet Porridge
Inspired by Xiaomi zhou (northern millet porridge)
EasternChineseVata seasonKapha season- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
154 kcal4 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol V · 1.07
Congees & Rice Porridges
Black Sesame Porridge (Heukimja-juk)
Inspired by Heukimja-juk
EasternKoreanVata season- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
184 kcal4.5 g proteinSmooth, velvetyView recipe → - Vol V · 1.08
Congees & Rice Porridges
Sweet Potato Congee (Fan Shu Zhou)
Inspired by Taiwanese sweet-potato porridge
EasternChineseVata season- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
178 kcal3.7 g proteinSoftView recipe → - Vol V · 1.09
Congees & Rice Porridges
Vietnamese Ginger Rice Soup with Tofu (Cháo Đậu Hũ)
Inspired by Cháo
EasternVietnameseAll year- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
208 kcal11.8 g proteinSoftView recipe →