What is porridge?
Q: What is porridge?
A: Porridge is a food made with a cereal, usually oats, boiled in water or milk, and is usually served hot in a bowl or dish.
Q: What do some people add to their porridge?
A: Some people add things such as sugar or syrup to their porridge.
Q: What is the traditional way of cooking porridge?
A: Traditionally, porridge was cooked in large metal kettles over hot coals, but nowadays it can be cooked in saucepans or in a microwave.
Q: Why was porridge often served as food for prisoners in prisons?
A: Porridge was often served as food for prisoners because it is healthy and easy to eat and digest.
Q: What is the slang expression in English related to porridge?
A: "Doing porridge" in English means "being in prison."
Q: What are the similar foods to porridge?
A: Semolina and gruel are foods which are similar to porridge, with semolina usually served as a pudding and gruel being a thinner version of porridge that may not need to be cooked.
Q: Why was heavy foods eaten historically?
A: Historically, heavy foods were eaten because most work was manual, and men and women doing hard work needed more calories per day than they need today.
