Hosts now serve garri, fish in ceremony
SOME options choosen by Nigerians in their lifestyle, due to increase in prices of goods and services, have continued to bewilder many. These lifestyle alternatives have also found its way into Owambe (a nickname for party, especially those with plenty of food and drinks). In Nigeria, hosts at Owambes usually see to satisfying their guests with varieties of food like semo, beans, plantain , rice, Amala, among others. But the continuous increase in the prices of goods and services have depleted this tradition, as hosts now serve garri and fried fish at parties. Garri (cassava flakes) were meals not present at Owambes, but is converted to eba, which is consumed with ewedu and sauce, or vegetable or egusi soups at Owambes, where majority of the guests are from the Western part of the country. However, eba has long left the queues of meals served at Owambes. Garri and fish take over at Owambes Mrs. Kehinde Salami, a business woman, told Economy and Lifestyle that such food had to be added ...