Zhao'an Seafood Rice Soup 诏安猫仔粥
Zhao'an Seafood Rice Soup is featured among the local specialties of Fujian.
Zhao'an mao zai zhou is a rice soup whose grains stay distinct in a clear broth. In the official recipe, glutinous rice is soaked and steamed separately, then cooled before individual portions are added to boiling pork-bone stock. The accompaniments include shrimp, fish, chicken, pork, dried shrimp, squid and shiitake. Cooking the rice separately helps explain why this dish presents as grains suspended in soup, rather than a long-cooked porridge in which the rice dissolves into the liquid.
Flavour, texture & local variations
The bowl is assembled portion by portion, with the prepared rice and accompaniments cooked in hot stock and finished with seasonings such as pepper and coriander. The source emphasizes a fresh, clear and savoury character. Its generous mixed ingredients make the full name more useful than an English shorthand such as 'congee', which might suggest a much thicker texture. The illustration shows the separate grains and cooked seafood clearly. When choosing a portion, ask which seafood and meat are included that day, because the dish's small-bowl presentation does not mean its ingredient list is simple.
How it is prepared
Rice is steamed separately and cooled, then cooked by the portion with mixed ingredients in hot stock.
Ingredients to check
Glutinous rice, shrimp, fish, chicken, pork, dried shrimp, squid, shiitake and pork-bone stock.
Ordering this dish
Confirm the day's fish and seafood before ordering, and request coriander separately if preferred.
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Southern Fujian pork zongzi wrap pre-seasoned glutinous rice around braised pork and savoury additions before boiling in leaves.
Sources & reading
Identity and the described preparation reviewed against the linked government culinary sources on 9 September 2026. The illustrated preparation is a documented example; vendors may use different ingredients and presentation. Ordering suggestions are editorial guidance. No recipe testing, exclusive origin, current availability or dietary certification is claimed.
Recipes and servings vary between kitchens.