Rating Nigerian Men’s Feminist Energy Based on Their Favorite Foods

If he loves plantain, marry him. If he loves pounded yam, run.

Jun 27, 2025

This is NOT a joke. This is research. Highly unserious, deeply accurate, definitely biased research.

I’ve spent years observing men and their food preferences. I’ve connected the dots. From amala boys to plantain princes, Nigerian men are walking, talking food metaphors.

So, here it is, a comprehensive guide to rating Nigerian men’s feminist energy based on what they love to eat.

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Jollof rice guy

⚡ Feminist Energy: 6/10

He believes in the idea of feminism... when it suits him. He’s the guy that says “I support women’s rights, but…” and you already know everything after that “but” is bullshit.

He’ll ask to split bills 50/50 on a date (equality, right?) but be offended at the thought of paid menstrual leave because “what if they’re faking it?” Much like his favorite food, he's popular and widely accepted but chew more closely and you discover he is not as special as he'd like to think.

Abula guy

⚡ Feminist Energy 7.5/10

He's chill. Too chill. He tries to mind his business in what he thinks are ‘gender wars’. He won't ‘put mouth’ in ‘women's matters’ because it doesn't concern him till it happens to his sister, mum or babe. Then all of a sudden women's matters are everyone's problem. Cute.

At the end of the day his feminism is highly performative, but we can see right through him, just the way his favorite food keeps trying to look pretty for the camera.

Egusi and pounded yam ‘man’

⚡ Feminist Energy 4/10

This one thinks he's the best thing since fried plantain. His masculinity is rooted in putting women under his boot.

He wants women to be in the kitchen and the parlor and the bedroom all at once. He doesn't argue with feminists because ‘you guys don't have respect’. He's the type of man to hit you and tell you that ‘it wasn't that hard’. Avoid him. Unlike his favorite food there's nothing sweet or delicious about him.

Rice and stew

⚡ Feminist Energy 5/10

He's the common Nigerian man. Your typical ‘nice guy’. Mr nice guy will expect applause and accolades because at least he did not rape you. While actively laughing at sexist jokes.

He's the kind of man that a lot of women end up marrying. Your average-not-spectacular Emeka. They don't hit their wives or anything that hardcore. But they're also the ones that say that feminists are ‘too angry’ and ask why a woman is just coming out, after 10 years to hold her rapist accountable. Like his favorite food, he is palatable and forgettable.

⚡ Feminist Energy 9/10

Soft heart. Sweeter guy. He's the type of guy every woman daydreams about while reading their favorite romance novels.

He’ll go above and beyond for you. The bare minimum and more. Because of him most men can't even see the bar. He's the kind of guy that's doesn't care if men call him woman wrapper. He is constantly educating himself and learning from the womem around him. He has female role models that aren't his family. He's exactly like plantain in the sense that you can never get enough.

Bread and beans guy

⚡ Feminist Energy 8/10

He's always there for you, he's constantly checking in on you. He cares about you.

This type of guy is kinda tricky, because he's the nice to you, rude to other women kind of guy. You think his meanness can never get to you, till it does. You think that you're the special bread, the perfect mix of flour and sugar… and you're shocked when he pours you ata rodo. He's exactly like his favorite food, a walking contradiction.

Nkwobi guy

⚡ Feminist Energy 3/10

Likes “bad bitches” but only on Instagram. In real life, he wants a woman who’s “humble, God-fearing, and doesn’t talk too much.”

He has a sweet mouth and says what you want to hear. He'll use academic jargon he heard online just to ‘catch’ a ‘baddie’ and then proceed to try to break her in every way possible. He's the kind of man who goes to church and firmly believes in running the household -including his wife - with an iron fist. He's what you all would call a traditional man.