It is actually comical how often you’ll see everyday Filipino items being sold at prices which are a bit over the top. From a plastic tabo going for Php 600 to a package of what is essentially burnt rice priced at around Php 400, it just goes to show that exoticization can really drive up prices.
Ghanaian journalist and television host Nana Aba Anamoah recently discovered the latter when shopping at a supermarket in the United States. She shared on her Twitter a packed serving of burnt rice being sold at $7.58 or about Php 385.
They’re selling kanzo at $7.58 and calling it a fancy name. 🤦🏽♂️ Scorched rice.
Try it in Ghana.
Auntie, ma me jollof 3 cedis. 3ya fa scorched rice Kakra w) no.
Jollof seller: fa wo gyimie fri me so k) pic.twitter.com/cq8pJiuXW0
— nana aba (@thenanaaba) February 5, 2020
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Apparently, what we call tutong here in the Philippines is similarly eaten as a snack in Ghana. They call it “kanzo” and it’s so popular that you can find street vendors giving it for free.
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