The Gist
Food gist from Lagos
Stories, arguments and kitchen secrets from the Òwàmbé team. New gist every week.
19 October 2026 · 1 min readAmala, eba, semo: ranked by people who will fight you
Swallow is personal. We ranked them anyway and turned off our comments.
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19 October 2026 · 1 min readThe unwritten rules of collecting takeaway at an owambe
Never ask twice. Always know the caterer. Bring your own nylon at your own risk.
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19 October 2026 · 1 min readGoat vs cow: a completely unbiased investigation
We put both meats on trial. The jury was hungry. The verdict was messy.
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19 October 2026 · 1 min readWhy Nigerians will argue about the best rice
Party jollof, native rice, fried rice: everyone has a side and nobody is backing down.
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