"Real African Wife": White Woman Pounds Palm Fruits Used for Local 'Banga Soup', Video Goes Viral on TikTok

"Real African Wife": White Woman Pounds Palm Fruits Used for Local 'Banga Soup', Video Goes Viral on TikTok

  • A TikTok video shows a white woman copiously pounding cooked palm fruit which is used for 'banga stew'
  • The local delicacy is associated with many countries in Africa, where it is used to make stew or soup
  • In Nigeria, the soup or stew made from the juice of pounded palm fruits is called 'ofe akwu' or 'banga stew'

PAY ATTENTION: See you at Legit.ng Media Literacy Webinar! Register for free now!

A short TikTok video shows an oyinbo woman painstakingly pounding cooked palm fruits.

In the video seen on the handle of @toffee773, the oyinbo mother sat outside and pounded the local delicacy with a mortar and a pestle.

Photos of a white woman pounding cooked palm fruits.
The woman painstakingly pounded the cooked palm fruits popularly used for 'banga stew.' Photo credit: TikTok/@toffee773.
Source: TikTok

Apart from being a source of palm oil, cooked palm fruit is usually pounded to extract the juice, which is then used for stew or soup called 'banga' or 'ofe akwu.'

Oyinbo woman who knows how to pound cooked palm fruits

Read also

“I will giv you N20k monthly”: Nigerian woman Esther “blows” after lady dragged her for promoting business

A lot of TikTok users were impressed with the way she sat while pounding the cooked palm fruits. She handled the mortar and pestle like an African woman who was brought up from childhood to do the job.

PAY ATTENTION: Share your outstanding story with our editors! Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng!

As she continued to pound, a little child thought to be her daughter lurked around the area.

However, it is not yet clear if the woman is married to an African man.

A lot of people who have seen the video have described the oyinbo woman as a true African wife.

Watch the video below:

Reactions from TikTok users

@KING said:

"She's living the way she wants."

@Jerry Suakollie commented:

"This is how we should live, thanks mama!!!!!!"

@happiness said:

"Africa mother."

@Jacinta Lashley312 reacted:

"Live your best life, girl."

@su Realeza said:

"With love everything is possible."

Read also

"There is no such thing as too old": Nigerian woman in her 40s gets married, photos with flower girls go viral

@Boc said:

"This is a real woman that married with all her heart and love."

@Jason reacted:

"You look absolutely powerful on this it shows that your a real African wife."

Video of Oyinbo lady hustling in Lagos

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that an oyinbo woman was seen hustling in Lagos.

The lady was seen selling walnuts, and the moment was captured in a viral video.

A lot of people commended her for mixing with the local population.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Israel Usulor avatar

Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.