Healing Recipe: Discovering Congee – a truely medicinal food from ancient China

Congee is one of the most useful, functional, and healing foods and this is why.

People from all over the world love to indulge in Chinese cuisine. The spicy blending of different ingredients and varieties of cooking processes has made Chinese cuisine popular in almost every corner of the world. But there is a version of Chinese food which is yet to be discovered by many of us. That is the Medicinal Food of China. China has used food as medicine from the very beginning of their civilization. They have numerous healthy and healing food recipes that are still as beloved as ever and this includes Chinese Rice Porridge or Congee

Also known as Jook, it is basically a rice porridge cooked over low heat with an ample amount of water or stock and is cooked longer to make it extra mushy and digestible. That’s why it is great for older people, babies, people with long-time illnesses, and patients with gastrointestinal problems. Chinese doctors and nutritionists often suggest eating congee as a breakfast dish as it prepares our stomach to function properly throughout the day.

The main benefit of Congee is the hydration of our entire body which is a crucial requirement for the healing of many diseases. Rice absorbs a lot of water when cooked normally. And when we prepare Congee, we cook it with way more water or broth than usual. This extra water slowly hydrates our body throughout the day. Another fascinating thing about Congee is that it is effective for both Constipation and Diarrhea. Congee is easy to digest and provides hydration to the body which is essential to cure diarrhea. It also moistens the cells of the intestinal area so that it helps to reduce your constipation issues. And if you are thinking about weight-control, Congee has way fewer calories than any normal rice dish.

You can cook congee in both sweet and savoury ways. Let’s take a look at the savoury version of the recipe.

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