Social media has been thrown into a frenzy after photos of a plate of amala and ewedu soup being sold for a whooping N6,500 at a restaurant in Lagos surfaced.
One of the major reasons the Yoruba delicacy pair popularly known as amala and ewedu is accepted nationwide is its delicious taste. The second reason is the fact that it is relatively affordable and can be easily gotten anywhere.
Well, it is either there is an alien invasion or capitalism has claimed the better part of some people’s brain because a certain Lagos restaurant known as Warehouse Kitchen, for some reasons have decided to put a ridiculously high amount on the popular amala and ewedu meal as each plate goes for N6,500.
The photos were shared by a Twitter user identified as @The_Florentyna who simply wrote:
“Amala. Warehouse kitchen. 6,500.”
Amala.
Warehouse kitchen.
6,500. pic.twitter.com/ZwCa4AHuY2— Imabong. (@The_Florentyna) February 28, 2019
This is nice, I am glad you taking our Amala to this level. That rice and salad wey no worth am self Dey collect big money.
— nomba1 (@DesmondAjimuda) February 28, 2019
Is it with the 3pots or only the Amala 🙆🏽♂️😂?
— DMAX (@iad4n2a) February 28, 2019
Amala and all this Pot abi?
its Good Na,
Wifes will appreciate it when their men takes the pots home— 1Savage (@1GistAll) March 1, 2019
Amala that doesn't know the value of suffering 😂😂
— Son of the caliphate👳🏿♀️ (@badmanrock) February 28, 2019
I’m taking the three black “koko” afterwards 😂
— 🎀 Mahmoud Hauwa (@Mz_Hauwa) February 28, 2019
With all these porsh settings …. amala ! And how dare you use a spoon. Lò atelewò è . 😁😁😁
— Bola CITY BOY babs🇳🇬 ❤🍥 (@haiamkophee) February 28, 2019
With all these porsh settings …. amala ! And how dare you use a spoon. Lò atelewò è . 😁😁😁
— Bola CITY BOY babs🇳🇬 ❤🍥 (@haiamkophee) February 28, 2019
🙄eh!
Kini!!!
Amala!!! 6500?
Is salad inside?
Are there multivitamins inside🙄
😭when I enter sabo market Il come out with full Ghana must go.
🙄o da!— P.T Zichat (@ziiichat) March 1, 2019
This one no fit sweet abeg
— Dare (@dareyofficial_) February 28, 2019
Amala.
Warehouse kitchen.
6,500. pic.twitter.com/ZwCa4AHuY2— Imabong. (@The_Florentyna) February 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/Adesilver6/status/1101205825127923713
— Retweeter (@Hey_kay07) February 28, 2019
In all of the this, the question on the lips of almost everyone is; what kind of people would actually pay N6,500 for a plate of amala and ewedu. Perhaps the likes of DJ Cuppy and her billionaire father would probably see no problem splashing such an amount on a plate of the local delicacy.