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Congee: One way to elevate rice
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In this episode... we are exploring congee. This week we have featured content from Choi Gok Tung of Mui Kee Congee, CC from AsianCookingMom.com and Steph and Chris at ChineseCookingDemistified.
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Harris, David R. The Origins and Spread of Agriculture and Pastoralism in Eurasia. Psychology Press, 1996, p. 565.
Grossa, Briana L., and Zhijun Zhao. “Archaeological and Genetic Insights into the Origins of Domesticated Rice.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 111, no. 17, 2014, p. 6191.
Ma, Yongchao. “Multiple Indicators of Rice Remains and the Process of Rice Domestication: A Case Study in the Lower Yangtze River Region, China.” 2018.
赵喜荣. "东拉西扯唠酸粥（二）." 府谷故事, 府谷县委史志研究室, 5 June 2023.
若希. "可口的烂腌菜." 鄂尔多斯日报, 29 Nov. 2022, p. 6.
“Debating the Origins of Rice.” UCL Institute of Archaeology.
Ramesh, Sandhya. “India’s Rice History May Not Have Had Anything to Do with China.” The Print, 6 June 2018.
Maddox, Gregory, editor. Sub-Saharan Africa: An Environmental History. ABC-CLIO, 2006, p. 267.
“FoodData Central: Rice, White, Long-Grain, Cooked.” U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“One of the Oldest Recorded Recipes of Humanity: Congee.” Eats History.
“The Art of Cantonese-Style Porridge: Mui Kee Congee.” Michelin Guide.
“Fish Stock Broth (Yu Tang 鱼汤).” Asian Cooking Mom.
“Cantonese Congee 101.” Chinese Cooking Demystified, Substack.
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