Everywhere you go, people are complaining about the high cost of rice. You know how Pinoys value rice, right? Rice is life!
To this day, not only the poor are holding on to the promise of the President to lower a kilo of rice to 20 pesos. Because right now, the lowest runs to 55 pesos. A big difference, really.
So, what to do? Eat or cook lugaw or porridge or arroz caldo instead. Not only does it use less rice, you can also do a lot with porridge to make it more delicious. Sprinkled with chopped chives on top, it is served piping hot paired with fried beef, pork, tofu, tripe, hotdog, chicken, shrimp fritters, innards, and more. The possibilities are endless.
But if you find cooking porridge daunting or you don’t have enough time, it is available everywhere. There’s Lugaw Pilipinas along Maginhawa Street, the Food Capital of Quezon City, where it serves one of the best lugaw concoctions. Not only lugaw, by the way. It also offers rice favorites with longganisa or sausage, ham, bacon, chicken, pork, hot dog, egg, and many more.
Come, let’s enjoy rice porridge and other rice treats and forget for a while how its rising cost hurt us every day.
