Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Video: Odunayo of Battabox Heads to Badagry to Explore the Snakes Market

while some people are scared of snakes, like me!!!! we find out from this video that they can actually be used to prepare tasty African food. “They bring the snakes from the Republic of Benin,” says Bati who has been selling it in the Badagry market (near Nigeria’s border with Benin) for many years now. And customers come from across South-West Nigeria like Ondo and Oyo state to buy. “People really love snake! They come from far and wide to eat!” says one young woman is buying a large bag, full of snakes – “We buy from here and then use it to cook as Pepper Soup… its tastes to delicious and sweet – it tastes like fish.”
One large snake can cost up to 1400 Naira ($9) and the small snake can cost as little as 500 Naira ($3).

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