Are 南瓜小米粥 (nánguā xiǎomǐ zhōu) and 小米南瓜粥 (xiǎomǐ nánguā zhōu) the same thing? I've had both 南瓜小米粥 (nánguā xiǎomǐ zhōu; pumpkin and millet congee) and 小米南瓜粥 (xiǎomǐ nánguā zhōu; millet and pumpkin congee) in China.  They were different; the first one I've had many times and it usually (always?) has chunks of pumpkin, whereas the second one I've had once and it was more of a pumpkin puree.  I'm not sure if this is just a difference in shops where I bought it.

In fact, when I bought 小米南瓜粥, I asked for 南瓜小米粥 as that is what I'm accustomed to asking for.  The lady at the counter corrected me, calling it 小米南瓜粥.

So my question is...

Q: Are 南瓜小米粥 and 小米南瓜粥 the same thing?
I think they're different. 

南瓜小米粥 is 小米粥 with 南瓜: as you said, it's millet congee with chunks of pumpkin in genaral.



小米南瓜粥 is 南瓜粥 with 小米; it's more like pumpkin puree, with millet grains.



Of course what the name means indeed largely depends on the restaurant.