chocolate does not top my list

[doubleindemnity]

over lunch the other day, warren and i ended up talking about comfort foods. i guess there was a poll done in the UK not long ago and chocolate topped it and a cup of tea with a biscuit followed closely in second place. this has gotten me thinking of comfort foods and how they would differ from person to person, depending on their families, their

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[missruckus]

congee
noodles
mashed potatoes

[doubleindemnity]

congee is pretty good. i have not been able to get bryan or warren into congee.

[missruckus]

it's comfort for me cuz i eat it when sick too.
have you tried taking them to one a congee restaurant? there are some really good ones in scarborough that make it really good and creamy. my dad used to bring it home for us. i liked the seafood one best. now that i'm veg, it's hard to get good congee!

[doubleindemnity]

i've usually had just the very plain congee (the fanciest is with a little bit of chicken in it). i love the taste of it with a bit salt and pepper with some green onions floating around. so pure!

i didn't know they have congee restaurants. that's pretty neat. when shiu was back in town in the summer, we went for dim sum somewhere up there (wasn't sure if was scarborough or markham). it was good. dim sum is really different these days. i thought they still delivered the food via those carts.

[missruckus]

yeah, many still do but i think some of the places up in the burbs do it via menu nowadays too (dunno if that is hong kong stylee or what).

[ascentintochaos]

congee is jook, right? i've never understoond the different terminologies for jook. :D anyway, my mom makes a great veggie jook. :)

[missruckus]

yup, it is! in vietnamese, it's called 'jow' (fake spelling)