熬 (áo): Cuisiner sur un feu lent

Mom put the pork ribs in the pot and simmered them over low heat for two hours; the soup became white and rich, and the whole house smelled delicious.

This pot of porridge needs to be cooked until the rice grains burst open, so Grandma always gets up before dawn and watches over the stove.

In the past, the family was poor, so a pot of cabbage soup had to be simmered for most of the day, and the whole family relied on it to fill their stomachs.