Lady and her friends visits Hilda Baci’s mom’s restaurant, gives review

• A TikTok post by the user and a friend detailed their visit, including the total food spent and a receipt photo.

• A lady shared a meal where her friend found panla (a fish) inside coconut rice, leading to curiosity about its purpose.

A Nigerian lady recounted her visit to Calabar Pot, a restaurant owned by the mother of renowned chef Hilda Baci, situated in Abuja.

In a TikTok video, she and a companion shared details of their experience, including the total expenditure on their meal, accompanied by an image of the receipt.

The lady described the dining experience, noting that one of her friends was taken aback to discover panla, a type of fish, mixed into the coconut rice, prompting the question, “What is panla doing inside coconut rice?”

Despite this unexpected twists, the group had an enjoyable experience at the restaurant.

In the video, she stated: “My friends and I visited @CalabarPot to try out some of their dishes… It was a nice experience, and we had such an amazing time.”

The post quickly attracted attention, with numerous viewers sharing their opinions on the unusual ingredient combination.

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Reacting to the post…

@Unique🖤 Last 🦋 Born 😍: “why won’t kpanla be in coconut rice😩.”

@GOMEZ: “That’s how Calabar people cook their coconut rice.”

@Habibi👑❤️🦋: “Who no dey put panla for coconut rice?.”

@oma❤️: “If you say it’s affordable it’s because it’s still new . Give it time the price ll change.”

@Ouchy Rosemary🦋💋😘: “I thought they said one can get a portion of food there up to 21k upwards.”

@everythingfoodbykkitchen: “Akwa Ibom people put panla in their coconut rice..”

@💕💖candella💎🌺🌸💍: “Nah if it’s because of that panla u said 7 out of 10 she got it wrong cos half of the video I’ve watched on TikTok on how to cook coconut rice 90%of them use panla 😂.”

@Mhizgold David: “Who’s watching this on an empty stomach 🤣.”

@iam__ñerø: “This price is fair but how come the pepper soup own different abi na wrong food them give that girl.”

@precious chizzy: “and hilda one teaspoon of pepersoup is 6k😂.”