Street food in Nigeria is a concept that will never get old. For starters, they don’t cost an arm and they taste better than they look (in most cases). However, there are people who have grown to be dependent on them, and no matter what they do, they can’t shake it off. If you’re one of such people, this post is for you.

1. When you first discover how cheap street food is

Look at what I’ve been missing out on

2. You, when someone starts to talk about hygiene

What you don’t know can’t kill you.

3. When you remember that you actually have a kitchen in your house

Sorry, I’ve moved on to greater things.

4. When you are in an area and you can’t find any street food plug

Fix this, Oh God.

5. When your friends talk about going to fancy restaurants 

See you when I see you, abeg

6. You and the urge to fight the vendor over the quantity of food

You don’t want to know your customers again abi?

7. When someone talks to you about the risk of food poisoning

I won’t get food poisoning in Jesus’s name.

8. When you eventually get food poisoning

Let me live to learn from my mistakes, God.

9. When you are down to your last 1k and all you can think of is how much food you can get with it

The game is the game.

10. When you convert a friend to the goodness of street food

Welcome to the truth.

If you would like to know which street food you are, you should take this quiz.

Amala is forever going to be regarded as a food that is not for the common man. It’s okay if people slander amala. Not everyone has good taste and you can’t blame them for it.

1. When you get to a party and there’s no amala.

Ah, what kind of incomplete party is this?

2. You, searching for the best amala joints when you get to a new town.

3. You, when someone says amala is a bad food.

Honestly.

4. Or when they list top foods and amala is not included.

Why you gon’ do amala dirty??!

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5. You choosing best friends because they love amala.

Sister of my heart.

6. You spending random time Googling amala pictures to take you out of your bad day.

Amala is a joy-giver.

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Beans is a very versatile Nigerian meal. Too bad a lot of you people don’t realise it. If you like beans as much as we do, then this list of how to spice up your beans is just for you.

1. Cook it with spaghetti.

Image from Cookpad. In case you’re not sure how your stomach will take beans and egg together, feel free to replace eggs with fish or beef. You can find the complete recipe here: Jollof spaghetti and beans.

2. Add it to sweet potatoes to make beans and potato pottage.

Sweetness overload.

3. Cook it with dry fish, ugu leaves and onions.

This one has fried yam fingers as added advantage. Feel free to remove it. The complete recipe + preparation is available on Cookpad: Grilled Chicken, Ugu Vegetable, Honey Beans and Fried Yam Fingers. We take it you know that honey beans means ewa oloyin.

4. You can also try Sisi Yemmie’s beans and yam recipe to give you a lifetime assurance.

5. Have you tried beans and corn together?

It is called Adalu. Any Yoruba person should know this.

Other common ways:

6. Beans and rice.

7. Beans and dodo.

8. Beans and stew, where you cook the beans plain.

This is ewa agoyin.

9. Or you can convert the beans to gbegiri, moi moi, akara, whichever one works for you.

Bon appetit!

If you like beans as much as we do, then you should see this!

Believe it or not, food is cheap in Ibadan. The same amount that can get you recharge card can also get you food enough to satisfy you — if you’re not a longer throat, that is.

1. Amala and meat.

You can buy two wraps without meat. Or one wrap and one meat. As you like it.

2. White rice and dodo.

Rice N70, dodo N30. If the seller asks you about meat, turn your face away.

3. Yam pottage (asaro).

Asaro is a delicacy here, so it’s quite cheap. And tasty too.

4. Dodo ikire.

This goes for as low as N30. Now imagine if you buy one worth N100. Parte after parte.

5. Pap and moi moi.

N30 pap, N50 moi moi. There’s still change to buy sweet later.

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Ibadan is a fun place. For a newcomer though, it might be a bit difficult to navigate, and you might be cheated too. Just as Lagos has its modus operandi, Ibadan too has a system that will make your stay or visit a fun experience. We hope our little guide helps you.

1. When dealing with traders, bus drivers or keke drivers, always speak Yoruba.

This might be hard for people who don’t speak Yoruba, but it’s the truth. Speaking Yoruba gives them a sign that you’re street, not butty. It makes it less easy to cheat you.

2. Never accept the first price as the last price.

Basically, price everything. EVERYTHING. Including bus fares. You never know .

3. If you’re going to take a bike, look for Hausa men.

The speed aside, these ones will not charge you so much. Even if they do, you can easily slash the price and go long distance. But you see those Yoruba and Igbo riders, avoid them. Their eye don tear.

4. Ibadan is not as local as people always try to paint it.

This is a picture of Challenge at night. See how beautiful it looks?

5. If you’re on a budget, pick street food over restaurant food.

Restaurant prices can be a little bit on the high side. And they might not taste as good. But you see street food? Chai. Great taste, great price. Surest bet anytime.

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