Congee

whole chicken (preferably a hen for more meat and better flavor) • small bowl mung beans • small bowl white rice • small bowl glutinous rice • turmeric powder • small amount of julienned ginger • Green onions, perilla leaves, or fresh herbs to taste • Seasoning powder (or salt), ground black pepper

whole duck, about 4.5 lbs (2 kg) • green cabbage • carrot • onion • ginger • Some fresh herbs, green onions, and cilantro • rice (about 100 grams)

straw mushrooms • king oyster mushrooms • peeled shrimp • glutinous rice (sticky rice) • regular white rice • split mung beans • Fried shallots • Shallots, scallions, Vietnamese coriander (rau răm), black pepper, seasonings

cleaned pigeons (about 10.5–12.5 oz/300–350 grams each after cleaning) • white rice • glutinous rice • (80–90 grams) split mung beans • lotus seeds • Codonopsis root, goji berries, Job's tears (optional) • sweet corn • enoki mushrooms; 3-4 fresh shiitake mushrooms • Pork leg bones or chicken broth or chicken feet • Sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, MSG, oyster sauce, dried shallots, dried garlic • Hot pot add-ins: tofu, chrysanthemum greens, watercress, mustard greens, enoki mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, crispy fried dough sticks, and any other vegetables or mushrooms your family likes

rice or 1 bowl of cooked rice • ground lean pork (about 100 grams) • chicken egg (optional) • green onions, shallots, seasonings

white rice (preferably brown rice) • small piece of pumpkin • small handful of raw cashews • little cilantro • Salt, vegetable bouillon

whole duck • white rice, plus a small handful of sticky rice for a creamier congee (about 200 grams total) • straw mushrooms • small shallots • garlic • fresh chili peppers • carrot • shredded water spinach and banana blossom or cabbage • Herbs to serve with congee: mint, Vietnamese coriander, sawtooth herb (culantro) • ginger • green onions • fried shallots (or 4-6 shallots to make your own fried shallots)

pork spare ribs (about 400 grams) • white rice • glutinous rice • water (about 1.2 liters) • black termite mushrooms (about 200 grams) • butternut squash (about 200 grams) • Green onions • Cilantro • Ground black pepper • Seasonings: salt, sugar, fish sauce

pork marrow bones • pork spare ribs • sweet corn • white rice • pork liver • scallions • ketchup • soy sauce

parts white rice • part glutinous rice (optional; you can use all white rice, but glutinous rice makes the congee creamier and richer) • small amount of pumpkin for natural sweetness • Prepared lion's mane mushrooms • Vegetarian fish sauce, bouillon powder, salt • Herbs for garnish (perilla or cilantro)

jasmine rice and glutinous rice, mixed 1:1 (about 100 grams total) • small butternut squash • salted duck egg • green onion • garlic chives • small onion • ground black pepper • MSG (optional)

Pork spare ribs • Leftover cooked rice • Carrot, bean sprouts • Green onion, cilantro • Seasonings: fish sauce, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper, fried shallots

White rice and sticky rice (I used leftover cooked rice from last night) • dried squid • dried shrimp (about 100 grams) • century eggs • pork blood • pork skin (about 300 grams) • Chinese crullers (youtiao) • Ginger, onion, garlic • Green onion, cilantro, bean sprouts • Seasonings: black pepper, salt, sugar, MSG, bouillon powder

Glutinous rice • Peanuts • Red beans • Lima beans • Lotus seeds • Mung beans • Job's tears (coix seeds) • Dried longan • Rock sugar

white rice • glutinous rice • Pork liver and chicken gizzards • onion • Small piece of ginger • Green onions, cilantro, dried onions, and pepper • Pork bones or chicken broth • Seasoning powder and a bit of fish sauce

pork liver (500 grams) • chicken hearts • Pork hock, ginger, green onions, cilantro, bean sprouts • For stir-fry: • bean sprouts • garlic chives, onion

white rice (about 200 grams) • chicken hearts (about 100 grams) • ground beef (about 100 grams) • asparagus, diced • ginger, finely chopped • small bowl Vietnamese coriander (rau răm), green onions, and cilantro, chopped • Shallots, fried shallots, seasonings

small cup millet (about 2 1/2 tablespoons or 25 grams) • small cup split mung beans (about 2 1/2 tablespoons or 25 grams) • small cup pork paste (about 2 1/2 tablespoons or 50 grams) • small cup white rice (about 2 1/2 tablespoons or 25 grams) • stalks of asparagus, carrot • Salt, pepper, vegetable bouillon granules