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SunStar April 03, 2021 I grew up eating “lugaw” or rice porridge every time I got sick. I could not forget that particular instance when my fever was high and I lost my taste for food. My mother served me hot “lugaw” and, when I refused to eat it for fear of vomiting, told me vomiting was the better option than not eating anything. I ate the hot “lugaw” and vomited, after which I perspired profusely. My body temperature got back to normal and soon my taste buds acted up again. There is now a debate on whether “lugaw” is an essential food or not prompted by the decision of people in a checkpoint in Quezon not to allow a Grab driver to pass through because he was delivering a non-essential food during curfew hours. That food may not have been deemed essential by those people in the checkpoint, but what about those who wanted it delivered to them deep in the night?