In Ha Jin’s book series, “The Bride-groom”, millet porridge is a dish served for dinner in “Saboteur” (Jin 8). I have never heard of this dish before and I decided to look it up in hopes the dish gave more context to the novel.<\/p>\n
In the story, “Saboteur” the characters indue many hardships throughout their day, dealing with police force and spilled tea. I learned through research that this dish is Chinese “comfort food”.\u00a0 If I was in the characters position in the story, I would want a dish that brought comfort to me such as mac and cheese. I would compare millet porridge to mac and cheese, warming a consumer up and filling them.<\/p>\n
The dish is prepared in an unexpected way. First, ground-up millet is soaked in hot water to becomes softened. After this the millet is placed in a boiling pot of water changing its consistency. The millet and water combine to make a oatmeal-like texture. Finally, the millet porridge is seasoned with salt and pepper, creating a simple dish. In some pictures I saw online, I noticed the recipe varied, adding vegetables such as carrots and lentils. I questioned if I would enjoy this dish as I am a fan of similar dishes such as oatmeal and quinoa.<\/p>\n