Adzuki Bean Congee

Why people make this congee

People prone to gout are usually told to go easy on beans, because most beans are high in purines and purines break down into uric acid. As Nourilo explains, adzuki beans (chi xiao dou) are the friendly exception — low in purines, high in potassium, and traditionally used to support the spleen, promote urination and clear damp-heat. That makes this plain, comforting congee a sensible everyday bowl for people keeping an eye on uric acid.