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Thinking about this is really disheartening. Meat used to be part of the meal, not for special occasions. Before now, you could just buy meat, cook your stew, and life goes on.

But now? Meat has become a complete luxury. Beef, chicken, and even fish are so expensive.

I know families that quietly stopped buying meat regularly. Not because they don't want it, but because by the time you finish buying everything, the meat alone has eaten half of your budget.

Protein that should be part of our meals for a balanced diet has now become a luxury.

And it's not just meat. Tomatoes too have started doing their own wahala. There was a time when tomato scarcity almost shut down jollof rice nationwide.

What else has quietly turned from "everyday food" to "luxury" in the last few years? Drop yours below, let's see how far this list goes.

(If anyone's looking for affordable spots near them, LocalBuka has been putting me onto some solid budget-friendly bukas lately. You can check it out)

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I wanted to type beans, garri these used to be staples available in homes that almost no one really cared too much about eating... but then if you think about it more which food item hasn't become a luxury in the last few years.


I honestly can't think of any food that hasn't become a luxury/much more expensive in the last few years!

All foods!!



Both high and low budget ones.

Olosho for me is now luxury.

Before with 500 u fit enter Obalende carry two big olosho but now, nothing for u if u no hold 10k

doctore212:
Olosho for me is now luxury.

Before with 500 u fit enter Obalende carry two big olosho but now, nothing for u if u no hold 10k

We dey talk better ting, na only olosho dey ur head

brain54:
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I wanted to type beans, garri these used to be staples available in homes that almost no one really cared too much about eating... but then if you think about it more which food item hasn't become a luxury in the last few years.


I honestly can't think of any food that hasn't become a luxury/much more expensive in the last few years!

Yeah I can remember that most people weren't eating beans much then.

It's really sad

Oloki:
All foods!!



Both high and low budget ones.

It's terrible😔

Akpu/fufu is a luxury now.

Obi is our only saviour in the future of nigerians.

I don't know about becoming a luxury, but shawa fish [herring] used to be dirt cheap, that when you use it to cook fresh tomatoes/peppers rice or stew, you will not be proud to say you used shawa fish, until tinubulation happened.

Mariangeles:
I don't know about becoming a luxury, but shawa fish [herring] used to be dirt cheap, that when you use it to cook fresh tomatoes/peppers rice or stew, you will not be proud to say you used shawa fish, until tinubulation happened.

Yes I can remember
Now we can't even use it to cook regularly, except you're rich. How sad😔

LocalBuka:
Yes I can remember
Now we can't even use it to cook regularly, except you're rich. How sad😔

Since you're all about food, let me follow you.
I like food people.

Mariangeles:
Since you're all about food, let me follow you.
I like food people.

Thank you😊
I'd follow you too

LocalBuka:
Thinking about this is really disheartening. Meat used to be part of the meal, not for special occasions. Before now, you could just buy meat, cook your stew, and life goes on.

But now? Meat has become a complete luxury. Beef, chicken, and even fish are so expensive.

I know families that quietly stopped buying meat regularly. Not because they don't want it, but because by the time you finish buying everything, the meat alone has eaten half of your budget.

Protein that should be part of our meals for a balanced diet has now become a luxury.

And it's not just meat. Tomatoes too have started doing their own wahala. There was a time when tomato scarcity almost shut down jollof rice nationwide.

What else has quietly turned from "everyday food" to "luxury" in the last few years? Drop yours below, let's see how far this list goes.

(If anyone's looking for affordable spots near them, LocalBuka has been putting me onto some solid budget-friendly bukas lately. You can check it out)

Bump.