noun
thick rice gruel; soft cooked rice
A type of rice porridge where the rice grains are cooked whole and soft, thicker than regular okayu. Used in hospital meals and baby food.
病院食では、全粥がよく出される。
In hospital meals, thick rice gruel is often served.
離乳食に全粥を使うこともある。
Thick rice gruel is sometimes used for baby food.
お粥 is a general term for rice porridge, often thinner. 全粥 specifically refers to a thicker version where the rice grains remain whole.
五分粥 is a medium-thickness rice gruel, thinner than 全粥 but thicker than 三分粥.
三分粥 is a thin, watery rice gruel, often used in the early stages of recovery diets.
全 (whole) + 粥 (rice gruel), referring to rice cooked whole in a thick porridge.