: a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
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Tips Some rice cookers have a porridge setting, which is designed to make rice porridge — a popular breakfast food in many parts of Asia.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
This comforting rice porridge is enriched with tender pieces of seafood, offering a warm and satisfying meal that reflects East Asian culinary traditions.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Almond butter, an idea from my dear friend Alicia and a revelation to our morning porridge.
—Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Yes, Dickinson has gone 21st-century Dickensian; Mike pesters people for ketamine, vodka and spare change like Oliver Twist begged for porridge.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
This comforting rice porridge is enriched with tender pieces of seafood, offering a warm and satisfying meal that reflects East Asian culinary traditions.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Almond butter, an idea from my dear friend Alicia and a revelation to our morning porridge.
—Hali Bey Ramdene, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Yes, Dickinson has gone 21st-century Dickensian; Mike pesters people for ketamine, vodka and spare change like Oliver Twist begged for porridge.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for porridge
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“Porridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porridge. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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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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