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雑炊 (ぞうすい, Zōsui) is Rice soup — a Japanese food (rice dishes, soups and stews).
What is Rice soup?
Zōsui (literally "miscellaneous cooking"), also called ojiya , is a mild and thin rice soup. It is made from pre-cooked rice and water seasoned with either soy sauce or miso and cooked with other ingredients such as meat, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables. It is generally served to those who are sick or otherwise feeling unwell, and is usually only served in the winter. There are a number of varieties of zōsui , including maru zōsui (with Chinese softshell turtle), fugu zōsui , tori zōsui (with chicken), kani zōsui (with crab), sukiyaki zōsui , and shabu-shabu zōsui . For home cooking, leftover broth and rice are combined with whatever ingredients are at hand.