EditorialLiyan Chen is joined by her son, Kai, as she chops roast duck for her congee, a thick porridge of leftover roast meat, jasmine rice and water, at home in Montclair, N.J., Nov. 5, 2022. (Rachel Vanni/The New York Times)
EditorialChilds Porridge Spoon. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 35.6 cm (10 1/2 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" long; 2 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard.
EditorialRice porridge with chicken, a poached egg, scallions and chili crisp, served at Cafe Mutton in Hudson, N.Y., June 9, 2022. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)
EditorialKunun Gyada (Spiced Peanut Rice Porridge) in New York on March 1, 2021. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. (Beatriz Da Costa/The New York Times)
Editorialporridge bowl, Apert Zeghersz, second half 16th century, cast, General: 4.4 x 22.3 x 14.9cm (44 x 223 x 149mm), Round low pewter porcelain bowl. With two three-lobed flat handles, one of which is marked, 1974.