: a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
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In parts of Eastern Europe it is used as a grain for breakfast cereal and in the Jewish culture, it is used to make kasha, a kind of porridge.
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Karen Billing, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Technically, porridge is any cereal grain that is cooked in milk or water.
—Tammy Algood, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
Instead of oatmeal, try a breakfast porridge with cooked barley.
—Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
My breakfast, during this time, consisted of porridge only (for the oats) and dinner was some combo of fish, carbs, and greens.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
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Karen Billing, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Technically, porridge is any cereal grain that is cooked in milk or water.
—Tammy Algood, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
Instead of oatmeal, try a breakfast porridge with cooked barley.
—Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2025
My breakfast, during this time, consisted of porridge only (for the oats) and dinner was some combo of fish, carbs, and greens.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Porridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porridge. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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porridge
noun
por·ridge
ˈpȯr-ij 
ˈpär-
: a soft food made by boiling meal or a vegetable in milk or water until it thickens
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