Onions is the most expensive foodstuff time one can buy now. What is happening and what do we use as a substitute? HELP!

My dear, I tireooo, e be like say all our onions farmers don enter politics, let's wait and see weather they go come back.

My dear, I tireooo, e be like say all our onions farmers don enter politics, let's wait and see weather they go come back.

its now so freaking expensive

i have been wondering too. i mostly use onions to cook, but now i'm looking for a substitute.

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no be small thing o. Three miserable looking ones for 100 naria.

When will Nigeria change?

Gosh, true story! Went home for Christmas, tried to buy veg at the neighborhood market-----my gosh!! The onions were small dusty bulbs going for 100s of naira. The carrots were shrivelled and blackish----I almost regretted not bringing some over!! Had to go very very far for some decent veg for my Xmas coleslaw ! Naija don change oh, it wasn't this bad the last time I was home! Where are all the farmers at?? Abuja runs?? LOL.

Most of these veggies are produced in the north-middlebelt if you like & Plateau state to be precise.With the protracted crises in that state it's been difficult moving these stuff down south thus the scarcity and spiralling prices

cold:

Most of these veggies are produced in the north-middlebelt if you like & Plateau state to be precise.With the protracted crises in that state it's been difficult moving these stuff down south thus the scarcity and spiralling prices

My dad said the same thing (about the Northern thingy). You need to shift to Shoprite to get decent food stuff nowadays . Na wa o, soon everybody will have to get rich in Naija or starve!!

^^They sell onions in shoprite forgive my ignorance o

cold:

^^They sell onions in shoprite forgive my ignorance o

Yes oooh. Even rodo (chilli peppers) . Just like Tesco's or Asda/Sainsburys, there's a section for veg, all sealed up in packs.

ragdollz:

Yes oooh. Even rodo (chilli peppers) . Just like Tesco's or Asda/Sainsburys, there's a section for veg, all sealed up in packs.

Ok i get it now,somehow i was thinking along that line.The high-street kinda store

cold:

Ok i get it now,somehow i was thinking along that line.The high-street kinda store

Lol, the only thing "high" is the price .

ragdollz:

Lol, the only thing "high" is the price .

bwahahaha.Dayum this really cracked me up.99p store kinda products for Marks & Spencer prices

cold:

bwahahaha.Dayum this really cracked me up.99p store kinda products for Marks & Spencer prices

Lol , more like those open-air "Paki" stalls for the price of M & S . But we're trying shaa. We're making our own sausages now .

ragdollz:

Lol , more like those open-air "Paki" stalls for the price of M & S . But we're trying shaa. We're making our own sausages now .

Wow!I'm impressed,honestly

cold:

Wow!I'm impressed,honestly

Naija don suffer .

ragdollz:


Naija don suffer .

Tell me about it.But things must change,from sausages to real stuff.We're on the up & up

cold:

Tell me about it.But things must change,from sausages to real stuff.We're on the up & up

Yes, on the up and up, for the rich and loaded. What ever good things Nigeria has to offer, it's not going to trickle down to the masses, unfortunately .

ragdollz:


Yes, on the up and up, for the rich and loaded. What ever good things Nigeria has to offer, it's not going to trickle down to the masses, unfortunately .

Don't be a 'half empty' kinda person.It may not be in our lifetime,maybe our children or children's children.But let's try to think of the glass as 'half full'.^{I'm having a hard time believing that myself}

cold:

Don't be a 'half empty' kinda person.It may not be in our lifetime,maybe our children or children's children.But let's try to think of the glass as 'half full'.^{I'm having a hard time believing that myself}

Nice bit of optimism there. Pardon me if I don't share it. If it aint NEPA, its the law enforcers (police, justice system etc) or the frigging unsafe environment with the armed robbers. Heard Mr Nigeria 2010 was shot 8 times and robbed. On his street!! All we can do is hope for the best for our kids and their kids!!

ragdollz:

Nice bit of optimism there. Pardon me if I don't share it. If it aint NEPA, its the law enforcers (police, justice system etc) or the frigging unsafe environment with the armed robbers. Heard Mr Nigeria 2010 was shot 8 times and robbed. On his street!! All we can do is hope for the best for our kids and their kids!!

I feel you on that one but what can we do but hope.A man (meaning both sexes) is hopeless without hope,no pun intended

cold:

I feel you on that one but what can we do but hope.A man (meaning both sexes) is hopeless without hope,no pun intended

True that, @ cold. True that!

can u chat on facebook now?

i think garlic is good given its medicinal value . .tastes great in stew, jollof rice, sauce etc

maybe u will substitute it for onions