Porridge vs. Oatmeal — What's the Difference?

Porridge is a food commonly eaten as a breakfast cereal dish, made by boiling ground, crushed or chopped starchy plants—typically grain—in milk. It is often cooked or served with added flavourings such as sugar, honey, (dried) fruit or syrup to make a sweet cereal, or it can be mixed with spices, meat or vegetables to make a savoury dish.

Oatmeal refers to a preparation of oats that have been dehusked, steamed and flattened, or else a coarse flour made of hulled oat grains (groats) that have either been milled (ground) or steel-cut. Ground oats are also called "white oats".

A dish consisting of oatmeal or another meal or cereal boiled in water or milk.

Meal that is made from oats; rolled or ground oats.

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A porridge that is made from rolled or ground oats.

A soft food made by boiling oatmeal or another meal in water or milk.

Meal made from rolled or round oats.

A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water.

Oatmeal porridge.

A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.

Rice porridge; congee.

Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal

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Meal made of oats.

(rare) A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.

A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.

A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance, or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of broth or thin pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge, bean porridge, etc.

Porridge made of rolled oats

Soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

Meal made from rolled or ground oats