UK-Based Nigerian Surprised After Seeing Price of Yam in Market, Video Trends Online
- A young Nigerian lady has taken to social media to share her experience after visiting a market in the UK
- She explained that she wanted to buy yams and mentioned the amount a tuber is sold for in the market
- She shared her opinion on individuals who eat yams while asking her followers an important question
A Nigerian woman in the United Kingdom laments online over the high price of a tuber of yams after she visited the market.
She held a yam in the viral video, raised it, and mentioned the amount the yam is sold for.
Source: TikTok
UK-based lady reacts to cost of yams
As she spoke about the yams, she made a joke, saying she might end up going to Lagos, Nigeria, to pack yams due to the price it is being sold for abroad.
@_yinxx_1 said in the viral video:
"7 pounds (N12,859), this yam? Wouldn't I go and pack yam in Lagos?"
The young lady added in the caption of the viral video:
"Yam is more expensive than gold at this point."
As she revealed this, she continued in the TikTok video, explaining how differently she might look at anyone who she sees eating yams.
Source: TikTok
The young lady said:
"If I see anybody now eating yam, I'll know that maybe the person is an armed robber or maybe a ritualist because..."
@_yinxx_1 also added a description to the video, asking people how much yams cost in their area.
She said,
"Where are you located and how much is a box of yams going for in your area?"
Reactions as lady visits UK market
ichie_buchi1 added:
"I bought for £10 at Bullring market Birmingham."
🏹🦚Kay-Kay Afo🦚🏹 said:
"Go to Bolton Market to share carton or a whole carton is more cheaper."
Oluwadamilola shared:
"If you are in Birmingham go to Hassan & brothers a box of yam is 22pound sometimes 25pound and the yam is good."
Simply_abby34backup wrote:
"It’s £10 here."
Braids&Beyond☕️VP🇳🇬🇬🇧 noted:
"E wo ni ti adigunjale bayin."
Tayme shared:
"I no be adigunjale jo😂I ate yam yesterday and today. My sister, this life na once."
Yinxx cuisine|Family Foods UK noted:
"One tuber was 8 pounds. A box was 45 pounds."
posstar0 noted:
"Na Benue go pay you o."
skyfalls1222 said:
"Leave the yams for them…let them spoil ..u people sef."
Legit.ng reached out to the UK-based Nigerian lady for comments on her viral story after her video showing her experience at a UK store got attention online.
She had expressed shock over the price of yams in the UK, and in a chat with a correspondent of Legit.ng, she was asked many questions, one of which was if she had bought yams abroad before, but the price she saw at a store surprised her.
Her words:
"Yes, I have bought yams abroad before, but every time I see the price, it still surprises me."
When asked if the price of yams abroad affects how people consume them, she explained:
"I wouldn’t necessarily say the price affects how often people eat yam abroad. From the video and even from the comments under the video, you can see that there are places where yam is actually sold cheaper. Some people go to certain markets very early in the morning to get food items at better prices."
"Personally, I don’t like stressing myself to go that early, so I just buy it when I see it, even if it’s a bit more expensive. I think most Nigerians abroad still buy yam regularly."
She spoke specifically about her actions in the video and mentioned that she eventually had to buy it because she loves eating yams.
"In the video, I was joking about the price, but I still ended up buying the yam because I really love yam. I can honestly eat yam almost every day of the week."
"From the comments under the video, you can also see how strongly people in the diaspora connect with Nigerian food and the memories attached to it. That’s something I’m very passionate about. I actually organize a community food and culture event in the UK called 'Amala & Chills,' and I’m currently working on the second edition where people come together to enjoy Nigerian food, music, and the feeling of home."
Watch the video below:
In a similar story, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian lady in the UK, Precious Ubani, visited an Oshodi market in Woolwich, London. The market is run by two white men who named it “Oshodi Market.”
Nigerian lady buys many foods in UK
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian lady living in the UK went shopping with £200 (about N426,000). She bought a lot of food like rice, groundnut oil, potatoes, tomatoes, pepper, meat, and fish.
When she showed the food, people had different reactions. Some said the same food would cost much more in Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
