Extended information porridge is generally a popular name for porridge, which is a sticky food cooked with rice, millet or corn. The concentration of porridge in different places is different, and different places have different nicknames for porridge in other places.
In addition, Henan and other places also refer to a special porridge cooked with flour. The function of flour is to increase viscosity and make what should be "soup" look like "porridge". In the old society, there were many poor farmers in northern areas such as Henan.
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Baidu encyclopedia-porridge