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A gruel of boiled rice and water, which serves as a background for a host of other foods including fish, shrimp, chicken, peanuts, sesame seed and eggs. In China, where it’s also known as jook or juk, congee is particularly popular for breakfast. Koreans also call it juk and in Thailand this dish is known as khao tom gung.
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