: a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
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The Japanese woman sitting next to me clapped in surprise when Go brought out the ingredients for a rice porridge course made with sekogani — small female snow crabs full of roe.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
This marked the first time the program expanded beyond porridge to offer hot lunches, a major milestone in its journey.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
To that end, Pillans also invented colored chalk, using a recipe of ground chalk, dyes, and porridge to add visual complexity to his geography lessons.
—Staff, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, all that prayer appeared to be working: her granddaughter began eating porridge without vomiting, and gaining weight.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
This marked the first time the program expanded beyond porridge to offer hot lunches, a major milestone in its journey.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
To that end, Pillans also invented colored chalk, using a recipe of ground chalk, dyes, and porridge to add visual complexity to his geography lessons.
—Staff, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, all that prayer appeared to be working: her granddaughter began eating porridge without vomiting, and gaining weight.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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porridge
noun
por·ridge
ˈpȯr-ij 
ˈpär-
: a soft food made by boiling meal or a vegetable in milk or water until it thickens
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