Ever since I was a kid, I've always been used to eating the meat last, that is, after eating the rice, or swallow or whatever is served.

I noticed that my father, mother, brothers all follow this rule.

I have also noticed it in public events. When rice is served, people usually eat the rice first and the meat last. The same goes for swallow or anything that is served with meat.

My question is, why is that so?

Why is it that most Nigerians follow this unwritten rule?

Stopped long ago, eat anytime I feel like, most times first, depending on quantity...

use to wonder too. But I think it has to do with culture. I think in some Yoruba culture, they even see it as an offense for a child to eat the meat or fish before the meal.

Sometimes I cook just meat and eat....

TheCalculator:
Stopped long ago, eat anytime I feel like, most times first, depending in quantity

Hmmmm...

The way I do it sometimes is.. If the meat is plenty, like 5 or 6 I eat some of it with the food.

But I must save the last meat for when I have finished the food.

illicit:
Sometimes I cook meat alone and eat....

What quantity? And what animal?

Hezzyluv:
Lol...

I'm sure you also do it.

Hismasterpiece:


What quantity? And what animal?

Beef mostly

I can eat as much as ten pieces

I make it spicy

Hismasterpiece:


I'm sure you also do it.

Na normz

I eat meat before and after meal, so I usually have two meat. That is for me.

Hezzyluv:
use to wonder too. But I think it has to do with culture. I think in some Yoruba culture, they even see it as an offense for a child to eat the meat or fish before the meal.

Ehen? Hmmm... Interesting...

When u eat the meat first, the dignity of the food has disappeared... Atimes this may even quench ur hunger... Speaking from experience on this one.. I no even understand Wetin I type sef.. Can someone help me

The meat gives me inspiration to eat more and also the food is the prayer while the meat is amen.

habsydiamond:
When u eat the meat first, the dignity of the food has disappeared... Atimes this may even quench ur hunger... Speaking from experience on this one.. I no even understand Wetin I type sef.. Can someone help me

Lol

Modecaih:
The meat gives me inspiration to eat more and also the food is the prayer while the meat is amen.

LOL... Nice

I don't do it. I eat the meat alongside the food and make sure theres a small piece of meat left for the last scoop. There's no how. I must chew the last spoon with meat, no matter how small.

I can't wait to the end before eating the meat. That's how we eat in our house.

Mercychen:
I don't do it. I eat the meat alongside the food and make sure theres a piece of meat left for the last scoop. There's no how. I must chow the last spoon with meat, no matter how small.

I can't wait til the end before eating the meat. That's how we eat in our house.

I do that sometimes too..

habsydiamond:
When u eat the meat first, the dignity of the food has disappeared... Atimes this may even quench ur hunger... Speaking from experience on this one.. I no even understand Wetin I type sef.. Can someone help me

Hahahaha no be smoh dignity oo lwkm

For me bah, obstructions go well with the food or after, then wash all of 'em down with refreshing water, not before.. Unless I no wan chop, I go don know sey na ontop something light levels I dey

1F30M4:


Hahahaha no be smoh dignity oo lwkm

For me bah, obstructions go well with the food or after, then wash all of 'em down with refreshing water, not before.. Unless I no wan chop, I go don know sey na ontop something light levels I dey

correct na same page we gather dey... Lol

1F30M4:


Hahahaha no be smoh dignity oo lwkm

For me bah, obstructions go well with the food or after, then wash all of 'em down with refreshing water, not before.. Unless I no wan chop, I go don know sey na ontop something light levels I dey

na so

A very wrong form of training that has being passed on from generation to generation and no one bothers to question these tenets.

Parents train children to see meat as gold. Why the children no go dey steal meat from pot!!!!

Funny enough, it is the same meat that is being sold as suya outside for very cheap amounts.

This present generation needs to do away with some nonsense if not our children go judge us to our face.

N.B : Children are getting very smart now thanks to Western education and they can see through all our mistakes.

something we have been doing since 1960... it's just how it works in Nigeria, just like you asking why do we don't like drinking water from the Tap in the toilet

it is a choice me that use to eat meat before food

Tradition

Bro, let me tell you something

A friend of mine told me when he came abroad, while most immigrants goal was/is to scout for jobs to make money..first thing he did was to register himself with a psychotherapist for a year to unlearn and relearn a lot of thing he inherited in naija before integrating himself into the country’s lifestyle.

Bro, we inherited a lot of vices that are inherent in us and needs to be cleared off our minds. The typical African or naija person is greedy, envious, malicious, wicked, corrupt, dishonest etc. Feel the air surrounding the country, it depicts the people’s personalities. I deviated from the topic because it is a subset of this.

Iz In the bible I don forget the chapter wey e dey sha

Eating the meat first psychologically makes the food uninteresting.

I don't know

Me that eat the meats first before start eating the food

They are those that can only have one piece of meat on their plates. Those with 6 or more including assorted spread don't