Before there was Uber Eats, before there was Indomie, before jollof rice even entered the group chat, there was Garri.
Ah yes, garri.
The grainy, crunchy, soak-and-survive champion.
The original “meal prep” of the Nigerian student.
The one true constant in the chaos of NEPA, exams, and broken hearts.
You think you know resilience?
Try being broke with ₦200 in your pocket and transforming it into a 3-course meal:
- Starter: garri with groundnut
- Main: garri with sugar and chilled water
- Dessert: garri, now soggy, with spoon-licking meditation
Millennials may not own houses, but they own the recipe:
Garri + Hope = Survival.
Garri doesn’t discriminate.
Whether you’re in the trenches of university or dodging adulthood in Lagos traffic, garri is there.
Like Wi-Fi, but for your stomach.
Even scientists agree (okay, maybe just that one uncle who knows everything):
“As long as garri exists, nobody can truly be broke… just water away from greatness.”
Garri isn’t just food.
It’s an emergency plan.
A lifestyle.
A legacy.
So here’s to garri, the crunchy, golden hero that has been saving lives since millennials were born… and will probably still be doing so when Gen Z starts complaining about taxes.
