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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by InvertedHammer: 6:32pm On May 10

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That's the real deal.

Why pay N10k for a plate of food that tastes like maggi and crayfish in fancy restaurants when
one can enjoy homestyle cooked meals from street vendors for N2k?

I believe that street vendors are not getting enough love.

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by after7: 7:38pm On May 10

The day I had runny stomach (Abi nah food poisoning) was the very day I stopped patronizing street food vendors close to a branch I went to visit for work. This was around 2022 or 2023. I just jejely started going to Chicken Republic and The Place afterwards. Whenever a host asks me, I tell them ‘please, no street food vendors’. Even those selling buns or pie encased in glass box by those hawkers is a no-no for me when I also got runny stomach. 🤮

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by henrycloud: 7:50pm On May 10

AbuAeesha:
Yes
Seen someone similar, except the person can eat in same plate with closely related pple.

The human psychology is wild, sha.

My landlord's kitchen is stocked with loads of foodstuffs from the major to the smallest. Bag of rice, garri, beans, spaghetti, and the rest.

Yet, it's either he eats buka food or manages with bread.

He says he finds it hard to eat meals prepared by himself. Not because of taste but sometihing to do with the smell of the food while he is making it.

Its well o.

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 8:20pm On May 10

henrycloud:
I envy people who can eat buka food.

To date, I find it extremely hard to eat food that wasn't prepared by family members or me.

Each time I see people buying from buka, I celebrate the ease. I have tried buying a few times, but I end up throwing the food away after staring at it for hours.

I would just be judging the process. Thinking of all the unhygienic "accidents" that might have happened. Eg Wiping their kids but returning to cook without washing hands, cattarh and the rest.

Maybe it's some kind of phobia I have, I don't know.

I reject food from those neighbors who like to give it. When the person insists, I flush it down the toilet.

But guess what, when it comes to these high-class restaurants, I buy and enjoy the meal. While it is true that some may be way terrible in terms of poor hygiene, they are the ones my mind currently accepts.

Not related, but I can't eat in the same plate with anyone, family or lover. I just can't. Noticed this growing up, but hasn't been able to change it.

Have you seen someone with similar behavior?

Lol this is me too. I find it difficult to eat in the same plate with people. I don't share cutlery as well.

Gives me the ick.

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by henrycloud: 8:31pm On May 10

folake4u:
Lol this is me too. I find it difficult to eat in the same plate with people. I don't share cutlery as well.

Gives me the ick.

Exactly!

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 9:25pm On May 10

henrycloud:
Exactly!

Yeah.

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Kalulu44: 7:09am On May 11

henrycloud:
I envy people who can eat buka food.

To date, I find it extremely hard to eat food that wasn't prepared by family members or me.

Each time I see people buying from buka, I celebrate the ease. I have tried buying a few times, but I end up throwing the food away after staring at it for hours.

I would just be judging the process. Thinking of all the unhygienic "accidents" that might have happened. Eg Wiping their kids but returning to cook without washing hands, cattarh and the rest.

Maybe it's some kind of phobia I have, I don't know.

I reject food from those neighbors who like to give it. When the person insists, I flush it down the toilet.

But guess what, when it comes to these high-class restaurants, I buy and enjoy the meal. While it is true that some may be way terrible in terms of poor hygiene, they are the ones my mind currently accepts.

Not related, but I can't eat in the same plate with anyone, family or lover. I just can't. Noticed this growing up, but hasn't been able to change it.

Have you seen someone with similar behavior?

Your behavior and everything you said here is weird and egoistic. Just say you don't like buka foods and stop there than all the rubbish you wrote up there.
All the people that have been buying there and eating together, have they died or are you better than all of them both physically and health wise.
Una go just come on here they yarn wetin dem no ask una just to show off

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Kalulu44: 7:15am On May 11

I cook when I feel like cooking and buy buka foods when I feel like. And I also buy from high ends restaurant when I feel like also.
All in all we are still healthy and strong.
Always have this phrase at the back of your mind "wetin I no know no go kill me"
To those of you thinking the roadside food are unhygienic, yes many are, but they're still many clean ones.
And also the high ends restaurant, you also don't know how they prepared theirs.
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So all in all, we just have to keep hoping and praying we are eating the right thing.
One person above after all the gibberish he wrote also said he can't eat with anybody be it his girlfriend, sister, brother or friends.
Guy check yourself well, there's something wrong with you

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by CodaMajestic(f): 8:20am On May 11

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by GloriousGbola: 4:29pm On May 11

ednut1:
Buka food is prepared in dirty environment with dirty looking staff in the backyard. Ewww

Nigeria is a truly level country

See mansion and slum side by side

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Mariangeles(f): 5:19pm On May 11

folake4u:
Lol this is me too. I find it difficult to eat in the same plate with people. I don't share cutlery as well.

Gives me the ick.

Are you, by any chance, an only child? cheesy

The cutlery part I can understand/relate.

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 7:11pm On May 11

Mariangeles:
Are you, by any chance, an only child?

The cutlery part I can understand/relate.

I'm first child and have siblings.

Ehen, people don't understand when I say I don't share cutlery.

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Love800(m): 7:30pm On May 11

Why are you afraid to buy food outside?
Am just curious.

But what about foods like biscuits, bread etc that are wrapped(sealed), can you eat these ones?

Bahamas95:
Nothing like home made meal, I dey fear to buy food outside.

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Mariangeles(f): 7:59pm On May 11

folake4u:
I'm first child and have siblings.

Ehen, people don't understand when I say I don't share cutlery.

Okay.

What's hard not to understand? The sharing of saliva/germs? lipsrsealed

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 8:26pm On May 11

Mariangeles:
Okay.

What's hard not to understand? The sharing of saliva/germs?

Yes.

The person I love most in the world is my Dad, but I've never shared a cup with him.

Let everybody use their cutlery separately. lipsrsealed

When I was in Uni, we used to go to a restaurant to eat, sometimes I had my own spoon I'd bring along to eat, my friends used to laugh at me 😂 until I stopped it and preferred them serving me with plastic spoons even if I was eating there.

I have a wild imagination and it goes haywire
"What if this spoon wasn't washed well? What if it wasn't washed at all" "What if the cleaning person is in a bad mood and want to punish serving customers, and grin in the corner seeing us eat with unclean cutlery".

So many "What ifs".

Maybe when I grow up, I will change.

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Mariangeles(f): 8:43pm On May 11

folake4u:
Yes.

The person I love most in the world is my Dad, but I've never shared a cup with him.

Let everybody use their cutlery separately.

When I was in Uni, we used to go to a restaurant to eat, sometimes I had my own spoon I'd bring along to eat, my friends used to laugh at me 😂 until I stopped it and preferred them serving me with plastic spoons even if I was eating there.

I have a wild imagination and it goes haywire
"What if this spoon wasn't washed well? What if it wasn't washed at all" "What if the cleaning person is in a bad mood and want to punish serving customers, and grin in the corner seeing us eat with unclean cutlery".

So many "What ifs".

Maybe when I grow up, I will change.

Hahahahahahahahahaha🤣

My own is, even if you give me a plastic spoon, I must rinse it first before using it to eat.

But it's like your own use one leg and pass. cheesy

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 8:57pm On May 11

Mariangeles:
Hahahahahahahahahaha🤣

My own is, even if you give me a plastic spoon, I must rinse it first before using it to eat.

But it's like your own use one leg and pass.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Wallahi, I dey rinse my spoon o. I always wash. Always always. Or use wipes or paper towel.

Nor be my fault. 😭😭

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Mariangeles(f): 9:17pm On May 11

folake4u:
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Wallahi, I dey rinse my spoon o. I always wash. Always always. Or use wipes or paper towel.

Nor be my fault. 😭😭

Hahahahahahaha

I think it's cute in a way sha. cheesy

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Bahamas95(m): 9:21pm On May 11

Love800:
Why are you afraid to buy food outside?
Am just curious.

But what about foods like biscuits, bread etc that are wrapped(sealed), can you eat these ones?

My major concern is hygiene. I always worry that the food might have been prepared in an unhygienic environment.

Secondly I’m used to homemade meals, so I don’t really enjoy food cooked outside. I come from a family of caterers, and I also cook very well myself, so other people’s food doesn’t excite me much.

I only eat those sealed foods once in a while, not all the time.

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 9:23pm On May 11

Mariangeles:
Hahahahahahaha

I think it's cute in a way sha.

You sure? 😀😀

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Mariangeles(f): 10:01pm On May 11

folake4u:
You sure? 😀😀

Of course. cheesy

Any guy that doesn't find it cute, leave him! grin

Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by folake4u: 10:18pm On May 11

Mariangeles:
Of course.

Any guy that doesn't find it cute, leave him!

Lol 🤣🤣🤣 thank you Maria.

I hope I don't freak someone out one day.

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Re: The Rise Of Nigerian Street Food Culture by Love800(m): 3:08pm On May 14

Cool.

I really appreciate.

Bahamas95:
My major concern is hygiene. I always worry that the food might have been prepared in an unhygienic environment.

Secondly I’m used to homemade meals, so I don’t really enjoy food cooked outside. I come from a family of caterers, and I also cook very well myself, so other people’s food doesn’t excite me much.

I only eat those sealed foods once in a while, not all the time.

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