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porridge

[pawr-ij, por-] / ˈpɔr ɪdʒ, ˈpɒr- /


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People stop by Amadou Gaye's shack at the market in the western town of Sukuta to use his small electric mill to grind millet for cooking porridge or the local steamed grain dish called chere.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fighting peat fires requires saturating the ground so thoroughly that it becomes "like porridge"

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

"The porridge can't be too hot or too cold. It's got to be just right, and that's a matter of judgment," he added, calling it a Goldilocks moment.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Without energy exposure, it can put you right off your porridge.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

“I had such a strange dream last night,” said Jane, as she sprinkled sugar over her porridge at breakfast.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

Hygiene products like wet wipes, gels, soaps, toothpastes and porridges are also flying off the shelves in Poland, according to drugstore chain Rossmann.

From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2022

Because polenta and grits are both cornmeal porridges, it seemed a fun and tasty way to take the Italian-Southern food connection a bit further.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2019

Think of these porridges as soupy cousins to the more salady grain bowls that have become a staple of better-for-you cafés and fast-casual menus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2018

Mr. Mohinani had watched street fare evolve from stews and porridges to fried rice and knockoff Cheetos.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2017

Mama was always cooking up nourishing broths and porridges for forgotten old men and pale young mothers—on days, that is, when she herself was strong enough to stand at the stove.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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