Chinese Pinyin - Boiled happiness

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Boiled happiness

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-10-20 17:12



As the weather gets cooler, many people start craving something warm.
Chinese congee is a great choice to warm up a cold stomach. It's also
easy to digest and acts as a tonic. So why not go to a Chinese congee
restaurant, order a bowl and try a bit of boiled happiness?

Congee made its debut in Chinese cuisine as early as 4,000 years ago. At
that time, congee was made from cereal. As time goes by, congee is
becoming more diverse. There are now rice, flour, wheat, bean, vegetable,
flower, fruit and meat congees, just to name a few. Now, instead of just
filling you up, there are also congees made with ingredients that are
good for what ails you, such as yam, chestnuts, sesame, almond, medlar,
or anything else that is good for the body.

It's also nice to cook congee at home and enjoy the do-it-yourself fun.
However, congee sold at special congee restaurants tastes much better and
better for the body because it's cooked in big pot over a strong fire and
seasoned with more special ingredients.


Beijing
Shanghai

Hongzhuangyuan Congee Restaurant

The best congee at Hongzhuangyuan is Zhuanyuan (the title granted to the
scholar who won first place in the annual examination in ancient China)
congee made out of rice seasoned with peanuts and melon seeds. It tastes
sweet and is priced at RMB 3 per bowl. Recommended snacks to go along
with the congee are hand-torn pancakes and meat pancakes. Open 24 hours.

Recommended congee: Zhuangyuan congee, wild vegetable congee, preserved
egg and meat congee, pork liver congee.

Click HERE for restaurant locations and tels.

Baizhouxiang (hundreds of congee town)

Offers no fried dishes but just congee (both sweet and salty), snacks and
various pickles to eat along with the congee. Open 24 hours and a bit
expensive considering the small quantity.

Recommended congee: chicken slice congee, barley congee, fish congee.

Click HERE for restaurant locations and tels.

Dazhouguo (big congee pot)

Features congee hotpot using congee as the broth. Orders over RMB 100 are
entiltled to a free hotpot broth. Free delivery is available.

Recommended congee: gingko congee, pure rice congee hotpot broth, fresh
scallop congee hotpot broth.

Click HERE for restaurant locations and tels.

Jiaheyipin

A fast food eatery like special congee restaurant. The best congee is ice
congee and sweet congee tastes better than salty ones. 24 hours in
business and delivery service is available.

Recommended congee: ice congee, Sanbaizhou (made out of gingko, white
rice and white lotus), egg and beef congee.

Click HERE for restaurant locations and tels.



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