For example, our fried rice is just like regular Chinese combination rice with peas, green beans & minced meat

Hispanics eat fried plantain, beans & rice like us

we use fresh ingredients & vegetables too

we can make our food either spicy or non spicy

naija food is not expensive

why is our food not so popular like others?

Nigerians haven't yet got the nous to set up African restaurants like other nationals do. If more Nigerians in the U.S. shouw interest in such a venture, then the popularity will be there.

CFCfan: Nigerians haven't yet got the nous to set up African restaurants like other nationals do. If more Nigerians in the U.S. shouw interest in such a venture, then the popularity will be there.

Yes but even mexican food is popular even with small restaurants, they re still able to attract customers unlike us. their food is just tacos & burritos with beans. naija food is better & tastier

Mamacita007: For example, our fried rice is just like regular Chinese combination rice with peas, green beans & minced meat

Hispanics eat fried plantain, beans & rice like us

we use fresh ingredients & vegetables too

we can make our food either spicy or non spicy

naija food is not expensive

why is our food not so popular like others?

Not popular how Plus u don dey talk americana (spicy)

Nigerian that doesn't export toothpick wants to export dishes. Even the Nigerian restaurants abroad mostly target Nigerians and some Africans. It's not until you sell your brand that people will patronize you.

Mamacita007:

Yes but even mexican food is popular even with small restaurants, they re still able to attract customers unlike us. their food is just tacos & burritos with beans. naija food is better & tastier

That's what I'm saying. There aren't many small Nigerian restaurants in the U.S. either. I don't blame our people to much sha, because here in Southern California, one has to pony up close to $10,000 to set up a decent restaurant, due to the taxes, utility bills and supplies.

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So I forgot my laptop on the floor in my friend's room. His grandma thought it was a scale.
CONCLUSION:
His grandma weighs N150,000.

Nigeria food is expensive to prepare in terms of ingredients and length of time but chinese food are very cheap and fast to prepare. Thats why chinese restaurant are like fast food.

That's because we are not Proudly Africa


Go loud it


Any black man anywhere around the world is an AFRICAN !


If you like bleach out your whole skin


You can't hid from your shadows

Ask Bright Chimezie

The Chinese are talking over the world little by little so its only natural for people to be interested in their cuisine.

Hmm..

The reason is not far fetch. 1.3 billion Chinese, 150 million Nigerians including animals(legend have it that they get counted in the northern part of the country).

it's mainly about the packaging and promotion, migrant representation and allure of the Country and people.

I'd take my points from last; the accepted and known international cuisines are popular because people have either had cause to travel there, work there or live there, on return they rave about the food and introduce such to families and friends etc. China & Japan are business hubs etc, on the flip the Nigerian economy and terrain is still dangerous waters to many, and we do not enjoy the same scale of travellers like these countries do.

Another thing that can make a cuisine popular is the community representation in an area. Like in the UK for example, Indians and Jamaicans were used to build the London underground etc. Many have remained, inter married and mixed. Indians for one still tend to group together and have a community feel, thus their cuisines are becoming internationally acceptable. Many know about the Jamaican rice and peas, jerk chicken etc, however due to the hostile and unpredictable view of Jamaicans, would tread carefully from trying out just any Jamaican restaurant.

Now from a packing and promotion point of view, i'd speak from personal experience, eating out for a regular westerner person is not just about taste of the food, but also about the presentation, ambience and general customer services. Our friends here in Bristol opened a Nigerian restaurant about 2 years ago. As a Nigerian i felt the food was a lil over priced compared what's available in London eg. £5 a meal. But i do understand their view, cause theirs isn't the regular run down take-awayish dingy that serves up authentic food, they went a step ahead to have a buy out lease on an existing restaurant, do it up nicely, you know the full works, bar area, seating area, nicely printed menus etc. Also featured in Groupon promotions and National dailies but were however lacking in the customer services department. The result is nothing but negative reviews on tripadvisor etc. On the flip, a Jamaican restaurant just opened up in Bristol a few months ago, and its hard getting reservations 3 days ahead. That's the different of customer services.

Truly our food is delish and could equally contest with Chinese, Thai, Indian, Portuguese etc, and it's such a shame that we aint promoting as should. Whe Nigeria becomes a business/tourist hub so would our cuisine.

the chinese are about 2 billion and chinese is chinese
but naija get over 300 language yet you want our food to be as international as theirs,

take note maurice
from now on, chao mein in my main chao

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Big4wig: Ok o
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So I forgot my laptop on the floor in my friend's room. His grandma thought it was a scale.
CONCLUSION:
His grandma weighs N150,000.

Joker alert

QUESTION: Why is Nigerian food not as popular as Chinese?
ANSWER: Because Chinese food is more popular than Nigerias.
CASE CLOSED.

d italians r bst kwn 4 resturant,french also r better dan d chinese cos d chinese r kwn 2 eat different delicacy of fud which r a taboo 2 our culture das y nafdac place ban on sum chinese imported canned fuds das y must nigerians lyk my self dnt patronize chinese resturant 4 u might end up eaten a cockroach lizard scorpion etc

Some topics make me feel good

HerexG :
That's because we are not Proudly Africa


Go loud it


Any black man anywhere around the world is an AFRICAN !


If you like bleach out your whole skin


You can't hid from your shadows....

Tell them

Mamacita007:

Yes but even mexican food is popular even with small restaurants, they re still able to attract customers unlike us. their food is just tacos & burritos with beans. naija food is better & tastier

do you know how many mexicans stay on one block alonebefore your food gets popular,your people have to eat it and spread the word.took me about 4 years to meet a Nigerian where am at and 3 that have restaurants packed up cos they still thought they were selling at Isale Eko where anything goes.takes a lot to run a restaurant here and actually give your food a stand in the community.we have a long way to gooooooooooo

Says who?

Dunno

Who tell u.chinese rice popular reach Gari nd Epa ni. O serious.

We are not really 1 people, so how can our food and recipes be 1?

Food and uniformity go hand in hand.

People are always suspicious of 4-1-9 food datz why nigerian food is not as popular as Chinese food.

I tire for seun and co o.Why this kind thing the enter front page na!.Its about time i study the [size=24pt]Law of frontpage!![/size]

Err...'cause most people won't eat food
that smells bad or looks slimy.

Kamanda: Ask Bright Chimezie

Lol, nwanne'm nwoke......u dhan hear dat him song abi... ****d oyibo man said he's committing suicide***

Motlalentoa: Err...'cause most people won't eat food
that smells bad or looks slimy.

Wich nigeria food smell bad or look slimy?.Na your village food?