claremont:

All those people saying there are African stores everywhere; we all know that the cost of African foodstuffs in these African stores is prohibitive as compared to the cost of these same items in Nigeria. If it were possible to bring a live goat from Nigeria, Nigerians would surely have done it. How an African shop would charge £10 for a tiny tuber of yam the size of my palm is beyond me!

claremont:

All those people saying there are African stores everywhere; we all know that the cost of African foodstuffs in these African stores is prohibitive as compared to the cost of these same items in Nigeria. If it were possible to bring a live goat from Nigeria, Nigerians would surely have done it. How an African shop would charge £10 for a tiny tuber of yam the size of my palm is beyond me!

coogar:

how much foodstuffs can you carry that would last your entire stay before you go back for refill? you guys are just spoilt?
what's the essence of packing food stuffs especially to the united kingdom when there are super duper african stores in london? it's stressful enough to have travelled six hours on british airways, the last thing i need is any officer questioning and sorting the stuffs in my bags. i hope you know cctvs are trained on you each time you are stopped. maybe one of these days i will see your face on uk border force tv series.

coogar:

they don't sell a tiny tuber of yam for £10. . . . . do you buy them from sainsbury/waitrose?

all y'all tight-fisted nigerians hoping to get yam at the same price they sell @ oshodi markets are comedians.
for example, avilauk sell fresh tubers for as little as £3.

http://www.avilauk.com/Tubers-Grains-Flours/Tubers-Plantain/Fresh-Yam-Medium

i buy my african foods from this site and they are fresh and deliver to your kitchen.

naijababe:

. I admit that I'm spoilt o, I make about 3 trips a year. I have a family of four and 3 of us can carry 2 suitcases each and my lil' boy gets 1 piece. That is 7 pieces altogether.
My hubby carries garri, he only eats Ijebu garri. I carry beans - 15kg split between my two cases.
My snails and eja osan (correct dried fish) and correct dry crayfish go in one of my daughter's pieces and our clothes go in the last two cases. Shikena!!!
i.e. one basket of snails and I mean big, gianomous snails sets me back 12-15k naira ( about 22 pieces) and I have bought two measly snails for £5 here once. Abeg make UK border do whatever, I no send dem jare.

Claremont lives in toon town, yam na luxury for dia 

erico2k2:

guys have you tried buying garri from Uk shops, half of ot are bare shaft theother half sand lol, my I will carry 2 sacks lol

naijababe:

Abeg help me tell coogar o. I have not bought garri in UK that does not have sand in it. Everything I bring is not contraband and I will continue to carry go. Laugh all you want cooger, if I invite you to my house for dinner once, even you will continue to beg me to continue to do my ashiru 

naijababe:

. I admit that I'm spoilt o, I make about 3 trips a year. I have a family of four and 3 of us can carry 2 suitcases each and my lil' boy gets 1 piece. That is 7 pieces altogether.
My hubby carries garri, he only eats Ijebu garri. I carry beans - 15kg split between my two cases.
My snails and eja osan (correct dried fish) and correct dry crayfish go in one of my daughter's pieces and our clothes go in the last two cases. Shikena!!!
i.e. one basket of snails and I mean big, gianomous snails sets me back 12-15k naira ( about 22 pieces) and I have bought two measly snails for £5 here once. Abeg make UK border do whatever, I no send dem jare.

Claremont lives in toon town, yam na luxury for dia 

armyofone:

Kai, this one na waya, you beat average traveler see as she do division of labor for all the travelers involved .

coogar:

they don't sell a tiny tuber of yam for £10. . . . . do you buy them from sainsbury/waitrose?

all y'all tight-fisted nigerians hoping to get yam at the same price they sell @ oshodi markets are comedians.
for example, avilauk sell fresh tubers for as little as £3.

http://www.avilauk.com/Tubers-Grains-Flours/Tubers-Plantain/Fresh-Yam-Medium

i buy my african foods from this site and they are fresh and deliver to your kitchen.

Coogar, may your days be long! I never knew an online shop existed where one can order 9ja food from, and @ good prices too. BOOKMARKED straight away!

::Andrew:::

and you better not carry that thing yoruba call iru, it will scatter the airport

::Andrew:::

and you better not carry that thing yoruba call iru, it will scatter the airport

naijababe:

Na so my sister. When I finish my egusi soup laced with snails, eja osan and panla finish nobodi for house my dey complain 

okada_man:

Shey they allow fresh Ugwu leaves?

chaircover:

This is my speciality

You can carry up to 20kg fish into the UK, however the UK does not allow meat and meat products.

When I travel all I pack is food . . . no clothes; I bring with me things such as Gari, Elubo, Lafun, Beans, Fish, Indomie, Bottled peanuts, Knorr, ogi, yams, iru, onions, funtime coconut chips etc and if I am on a direct night flight I will pack tatashe and ata rodo. I have even carried mortar and pestle so I can enjoy the "real" pounded yam

Ive only been stopped by the UK customs once, they thought that my bottled peanuts was alcohol but they let me go as soon as they realised that it was only peanuts.

I live outside London and It pains me to the bone to buy one small kwashiokor tuber of yam for £5.00 if I can avoid it