EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rice porridge, congee...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/LU-gaw/
FIL: Isang uri ng pagkain na gawa sa malagkit na bigas na niluto sa maraming tubig hanggang sa lumambot at lumapot.
EN: rice porridge, congee
The ultimate Filipino comfort food. It's what your nanay makes when you're sick. It's the go-to cheap meal after a night out. Plain lugaw is the base, but add toppings like tokw'a, baboy, chicharon, and a hard-boiled egg, and it becomes a "goto" or "arroz caldo." Lugaw is life. As they say, "sa panahon ng kagipitan, lugaw is the key."
Possibly from Hokkien Chinese.
Often associated with being sick or as an affordable meal. The phrase "Leni Lugaw" was a political pejorative, but her supporters reclaimed it.
🇵🇭 Masarap kumain ng mainit na lugaw kapag malamig ang panahon.
🇺🇸 It's delicious to eat hot rice porridge when the weather is cold.
🇵🇭 Naghanda si nanay ng lugaw dahil may lagnat ako.
🇺🇸 Mom prepared rice porridge because I have a fever.
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