The Gruel Manifesto: How to Love Plain Rice Gruel ()

Date: 2026-08-04 23:10:11

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Chaozhou’s Mue is the plainest food I’ve ever eaten… and it’s actually pretty great?

0:00 – the rice gruel of chaozhou
3:44 – learning to love the gruel
7:44 – making the gruel
10:26 – the pickle spread
11:58 – preserved radish omelette
13:48 – chaozhou style fried veg
16:00 – thai wingbean salad
19:16 – the sweet potato version

A quick recipe for the fried preserved Daikon, as promised:

Roughly mince 40g preserved daikon (菜脯). To a hot wok, swirl in 1 tbsp lard, then add the minced daikon together with one clove of minced garlic. Over a medium flame, fry until the daikon begins to get light golden brown bits, ~2-3 minutes. Season with 1 tsp granulated sugar.

FULL, DETAILED RECIPE (Including the celery variant)

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https://open.substack.com/pub/chinesecookingdemystified/p/the-gruel-manifesto

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Outro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพ
Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHaL5H-VYRg&t=896s