WINDHOEK, Namibia—Thirteen members of the same family have died in Namibia after eating porridge that authorities believe became toxic when it was mixed with a fermented substance left over from a homemade alcoholic beverage, the state broadcaster reported. The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation said another four people are in a criticial condition in the hospital. NBC,…
White Rice Porridge–‘No. 1 Tonic in the World,’ TCM Physician Offers Best Ways to Prepare
The culture of eating porridge in China can be traced to the ancient past. Since the time of the Yellow Emperor, there have been practices of “grains steamed to make rice and cooked to make porridge.” The ancients often praised porridge and rice as “the most nourishing thing in the world.” Whether it is prepared…
White Rice Porridge–A Cancer Patient’s Best Dietary Therapeutic
Western medicine currently treats cancer primarily with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, from a clinical point of view, many cancer patients who seek traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment have been physically overwhelmed by adverse effects after receiving Western medicine treatment. They turn to TCM with hopes to improve their weakened conditions. Both TCM and Western…
New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp With Sage Sausage and Smoked Gouda Grit Cake
From buttermilk biscuits soaked in sausage gravy to chicken and waffles, Southerners know how to do breakfast right. Though breakfast can vary, even in the South, there is one iconic Southern breakfast dish you that stands out among the others: shrimp and grits. For those who aren’t familiar with grits, it’s a type of porridge made from boiled cornmeal. On its…
A Warm Hug in a Bowl of Porridge
Every day after school, my mom would feed me the same thing: juk—Korean rice porridge—with kimchi and Spam. It was my afternoon snack of choice, a simple bowl I often opted for even over a McDonald’s Happy meal. I called my mom’s rice porridge “water-bap”—bap is Korean for “rice”—as it was a dish of merely…
Chicken and Mushroom Juk (Korean Rice Porridge) With Kimchi
Serves 4 For the Rice Porridge 1 cup short grain rice 4 1/2 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, plus 4 extra for garnish, stems removed 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 8 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade) To Serve 6 ounces roasted chicken meat, skinless and boneless, store-bought or leftovers 1/2 packed cup drained cabbage kimchi Pinch…
The Comforts of Congee, However You Cook It
A hard cocktail of rain, wind, and snowflakes assaulted the farmers market last week. It was the kind of prolonged spring squall that has to make a farmer—more of whom showed up than shoppers—question his or her career choices. The only thing that sold out was coffee, because everyone’s hands were cold. A vat of…
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