World Flavors Cookbook

Hemp Seed Congee

Name: Hemp Seed Congee
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: millet or white rice, hemp seeds (hulled), water, honey, salt

Millet or rice porridge enriched with ground hemp seeds — documented in the Shennong Bencao Jing as a nourishing medicinal food for the elderly and the ill.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

millet or white rice, hemp seeds (hulled), water, honey, salt

Instructions

Grind hemp seeds in a mortar to a rough meal. Cook millet or rice in 8 times its volume of water for 40 minutes, stirring, until porridge is thick and creamy. Stir in ground hemp seeds. Simmer 5 more minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and honey if desired. Serve warm.