A short piece by Ola-Olowo
My return trip to Ibadan
A short piece
After a month and
some days I concluded my Nysc programme in Ibadan,Oyo state. I was bored right here in Lagos so I decided to visit Ibadan to clear my head. Ibadan people never fails to amuse me and this time around, they never failed.
I left my uncle’s apartment very early this morning so I can catch up my appointment in Lagos. On getting to the park,i got the bus going to my destination then I decided to fill my stomach with some snacks. I was searching around with my eyes for Gala when I saw a boy bringing egg roll and the so called “meat pie” near our bus.
After I paid,the motor zoomed off. The bus have not gotten to the top of the bridge of Iwo road when i decided to start eating the so called meat-pie (so I thought)
.
When I took the first bite,I thought it was just a mistake or my mouth and tongue was playing a fast one on me but I was wrong. Then I took another bite again,this time I knew my mouth was eating the wrong thing. Out of curiosity,I opened the so called meat pie in my hand so I could see what was inside it then I got the shocker of my life…
.
.
.
.
Cow skin aka “ponmo” was cut into bits inside the flour making it look like a meat pie or fish pie.
My people,what can we call it?
Ponmo pie???
My return trip to Ibadan
A short piece
After a month and
some days I concluded my Nysc programme in Ibadan,Oyo state. I was bored right here in Lagos so I decided to visit Ibadan to clear my head. Ibadan people never fails to amuse me and this time around, they never failed.
I left my uncle’s apartment very early this morning so I can catch up my appointment in Lagos. On getting to the park,i got the bus going to my destination then I decided to fill my stomach with some snacks. I was searching around with my eyes for Gala when I saw a boy bringing egg roll and the so called “meat pie” near our bus.
After I paid,the motor zoomed off. The bus have not gotten to the top of the bridge of Iwo road when i decided to start eating the so called meat-pie (so I thought)
.
When I took the first bite,I thought it was just a mistake or my mouth and tongue was playing a fast one on me but I was wrong. Then I took another bite again,this time I knew my mouth was eating the wrong thing. Out of curiosity,I opened the so called meat pie in my hand so I could see what was inside it then I got the shocker of my life…
.
.
.
.
Cow skin aka “ponmo” was cut into bits inside the flour making it look like a meat pie or fish pie.
My people,what can we call it?
Ponmo pie???
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