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this is one of my next best thing to do giving a h...

2010-08-27T15:20:40.719-07:00

this is one of my next best thing to do giving a hug from this chinese mama, I really found very lovely this post.

I was certain when I began reading that jook would...

2010-01-29T10:58:35.528-08:00

I was certain when I began reading that jook would be something that I couldn't possibly pull together, either due to tricky cooking technique or far-flung ingredients. Looks like I was wrong on both counts. I have both time and rice (although, sadly, no pigs feet or Century eggs. It seems like a great dish to use as a canvas to explore the flavor combinations you've suggested, without

I love jook/congee when it's chilly out. I love th...

2009-09-12T13:53:57.308-07:00

I love jook/congee when it's chilly out. I love the texture of it at restaurants, which I guess comes with using lots of water. When I make it in the rice-cooker, since I can't fit that much water in, it's just never the same.

My favorite is thousand year old egg with salted pork. There's a place in SF Chinatown that we went to recently that had some pretty damn good

Mmmmmm! I effing love this stuff! Just had some in...

2009-09-08T21:51:14.841-07:00

Mmmmmm! I effing love this stuff! Just had some in SF Chinatown this past weekend. I think jook/congee can be eaten in any weather, anytime!! I like HC's idea of a jook party =P

Weird Pam! I was just reading this book called Sha...

2009-09-07T18:02:55.818-07:00

Weird Pam! I was just reading this book called Shanghai girls, and I was at a part where they were describing Jook..and I was thinking, that sounds good! Not two minutes later I found your new blog, and what a strange coincidence!

Do you ever make jook with just veggies?

My Filipina Mama makes a similar Filipino dish but...

2009-09-04T01:16:05.600-07:00

My Filipina Mama makes a similar Filipino dish but we call it arroz caldo. It's usually cooked with chicken and everyone seasons their to taste with all or a combo of green onions, white pepper, soy sauce, lemon or calamansi. :) I always feel warm and fuzzy when she makes it, especially during the winter.

and you say you don't cook much--this looks awesom...

2009-09-03T23:02:34.069-07:00

and you say you don't cook much--this looks awesome. We love chao as it's called in Vietnamese. Great to meet you!

i grew up on this - with pickled veg and shredded ...

2009-09-02T10:27:45.018-07:00

i grew up on this - with pickled veg and shredded pork

Where in LA did you find yao zhar gwai(deep fried ...

2009-09-02T10:18:02.351-07:00

Where in LA did you find yao zhar gwai(deep fried cruller) I have looked everywhere in Chinatown and when I tried to explain what they were no one understood!

you jook looks so delicious! hungry....

2009-09-01T15:27:26.167-07:00

you jook looks so delicious! hungry....

Jook is quite an enjoyable word to say and read! ...

2009-09-01T12:13:13.008-07:00

Jook is quite an enjoyable word to say and read! I think I might have to make some of this just so I can say it and write it in my own post. :) Thanks for sharing the recipe instructions!

Good to see a real Chinese mama jook recipe, DG. I...

2009-09-01T11:34:32.195-07:00

Good to see a real Chinese mama jook recipe, DG. Is there any particular restaurant in Oakland Chinatown that has good jook too?

I love how I asked for a post and we all received....

2009-09-01T11:31:50.770-07:00

I love how I asked for a post and we all received. YES!

This is straight up poor people food. I'm curious how you readily had youtiou just randomly lying around?

Also, wouldn't this be easier with a rice cooker?

A fantastic post, Ms. Pam! I like my jook, or chao...

2009-09-01T11:30:40.087-07:00

A fantastic post, Ms. Pam! I like my jook, or chao as we Viet call it, with pork floss. Mmm, stringy strands of weirdly dried meat.

I love jook! In my household, it was made by a Tha...

2009-09-01T10:47:36.835-07:00

I love jook! In my household, it was made by a Thai Papa and usually included tiny dried shrimp and pickled mustard greens. Nowadays I like kimchi and a fried egg. Yum.

Hi Pam, Wow, what a wonderful post! Thank you f...

2009-09-01T09:04:15.565-07:00

Hi Pam,

Wow, what a wonderful post! Thank you for posting the instruction. I am totally craving a big bowl of the hearty jook now. I grew up eating okayu, the Japanese version of the rice porridge (usually by using the leftover broth from shabu shabu or nabe), but I've always been a fan of jook. I especially love the fish flakes and those fried cruller. Jook is Asian's

i like to put some thin soy sauce or maggi seasoni...

2009-09-01T08:11:20.815-07:00

i like to put some thin soy sauce or maggi seasoning in mine as well. when i was younger i put fried garlic in also.

at siam sunset they sell 2 kinds of fried dough fritters- the regular kind like in your pic, and also these small little 1 inch long ones that are more crispy all around. the little ones go really well with jook imho.

mm. this is what i had for lunch today! with thous...

2009-09-01T03:42:17.681-07:00

mm. this is what i had for lunch today! with thousand year old egg and shredded pork and a few bites of you tiou (the fried cruller)

Ok, when are you throwing a jook party? 'cause I'm...

2009-09-01T00:41:56.788-07:00

Ok, when are you throwing a jook party? 'cause I'm totally down for that! I'll even splurge and buy the dried shredded meat from 99 ranch.

But honestly, I've like jook everywhere but at home cooked by my Chinese Mama, because she insists on putting those damned ginkgo seeds (which I utterly abhor!) in them -- and no dice just spitting them out, leaving them in the bowl

Totally warm and fuzzy. I ate this almost every S...

2009-08-31T23:14:44.842-07:00

Totally warm and fuzzy. I ate this almost every Saturday morning growing up. My fave toppings include rousoung and yellow pickled radish.