People in Quang Binh often eat breakfast very early because many work in the fishing industry or do manual labor. A hot bowl of rice porridge with thick noodles keeps you full for a long time. A generous amount of spicy pepper is added to ward off the cold early in the morning during the rainy season. A local jokingly says, "When you're far away, what you miss most is the bowl of rice porridge at the end of the street." This is almost a comfort food for people in Quang Binh.