Chao Ca - Fish Porridge
November 29th, 2005
Chao Ca or instant fish porridge is a traditional quick meal that I would enjoy early in the morning or anytimes, especially when it’s cold. As the rice porridge is not easily available at home since it take time to make, this cuisine is usually enjoyed eating out at special fast food shops, which in some places open 24 hours.
It’s a very satisfying peppery mild fish taste with a bold note of ginger, green onion and cilantro. There’re chunky pieces of a salmon tasting fish which were excellent. It’s one that I now eat regularly on a cold morning.
It’s very easy to prepare by just adding hot water and even include a special spoon for eating porridge. Heating it a little longer than 3 minutes, it will get creamier. Just be sure to add the fish in last, so that the soft fish does not melt away in the heat.
The instant rice porridge is probably freeze-dried and is very light. Quality consistency is not 100% and some rice porridge particles may remain hard and chewy, but overall it worked well. I would not recommend cooking it directly in the microwave with water. There are 5 flavoring packets and as some ramen fans would believe, the more packets the beter the taste. Before starting, be sure that you have remove all the packets including the spoon!
Suggested Cooking Directions
- Add contents of all packets except large retort packet (stewed fish) to noodles and add boiling water (~1 cup) to line.
- Cover, waits 3 minutes, then add stewed fish and stir well before serving.
Product of Vietnam by Vietnam Food Industries Joint Stock Company.
Ingredients*
Net wt. 4.2 oz (120g)
Porridge
Rice.
Fish Retort Packet
Fish, Palm Oil, Ginger, Shallot, Salt, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Pepper, Corn Starch.
Dried Vegetable Packet
Spring Onion, Ginger.
Seasoning Oil Packet
Palm Oil, Shallot, Coriander Flavor.
Pepper Packet
Pepper.
Soup Base Packet
Salt, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Fish Powder, Spring Onion, Eryngium, Pepper, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate,.
Disclaimer*
Ingredients were copied from the product label, however you should not rely solely on this information in any manner.
Chao Ca or instant fish porridge is a traditional quick meal that I would enjoy early in the morning or anytimes, especially when it’s cold. As the rice porridge is not easily available at home since it take time to make, this cuisine is usually enjoyed eating out at special fast food shops, which in some places open 24 hours.
It’s a very satisfying peppery mild fish taste with a bold note of ginger, green onion and cilantro. There’re chunky pieces of a salmon tasting fish which were excellent. It’s one that I now eat regularly on a cold morning.
It’s very easy to prepare by just adding hot water and even include a special spoon for eating porridge. Heating it a little longer than 3 minutes, it will get creamier. Just be sure to add the fish in last, so that the soft fish does not melt away in the heat.
The instant rice porridge is probably freeze-dried and is very light. Quality consistency is not 100% and some rice porridge particles may remain hard and chewy, but overall it worked well. I would not recommend cooking it directly in the microwave with water. There are 5 flavoring packets and as some ramen fans would believe, the more packets the beter the taste. Before starting, be sure that you have remove all the packets including the spoon!
- Add contents of all packets except large retort packet (stewed fish) to noodles and add boiling water (~1 cup) to line.
- Cover, waits 3 minutes, then add stewed fish and stir well before serving.
Ingredients*
Net wt. 4.2 oz (120g)
Disclaimer*
December 27th, 2005 at 10:28 pm
i was VERY afraid of this.. fish porridge? what is that? i asked myself, i never had nor saw porridge before so this was an adventure! and a quite tastey one at that! it comes with a spoon, seasoning and a packet of fish like stuff in sauce. you put water in this and just mix in all the ingrediants, the rice and all the flavorings merge together and become a soft substance that is easy to eat and quite filling ^^