Thanks guys, I'm going to try it soon!

Miu Kee in falls church

Love the congee at East Pearl in Rockville!

It is a breakfast porridge - picture soupy rice. Like a PP said, not much flavor on it's own, but you add stuff to it. Soy sauce, fish sauce, scallions, crunchy bits of things, a little meat etc. Quite tasty when done nicely.

It's like savory rice pudding usually eaten for breakfast but many restaurants offer it anytime. Full Key in Wheaton serves it.

I had it recently at Mad Momo's in Columbia Heights. It was delicious. This is what it had in it:

"Ginger beef sunshine ? sautéed house-ground beef and fresh ginger topped w fresh egg yolk on a bed of sesame-soy kale."

It was perfect comfort food on a cold winter night.

I think of it kind of like grits. Plain, it's a simple breakfast food. Also good for small children or when you're sick. But you can go all upscale on it by adding all manner of ingredients or sauces for a more substantial meal.

A&J's in Rockville has it on their weekend breakfast menu. Congee doesn't have a lot of flavor - just a bland porridge. It is what is added to it that gives it flavor and you can usually get it either sweet or savory. I like ordering a cruller with it and dipping it in. Yum!

I make it at home. It is slightly more liquid than plain rice. The toppings can be as varied as you like.

It's delicious. I had it at that Hong Kong Cafe place on the pike by Buy Buy Baby years ago.

Rice pooridge. Go to Full Kee in chinatown.

Anybody ever have congee? What does it look and taste like? What's the consistency? Where can you get good congee? What would you suggest for someone who's never had it?