A man has smiled to the bank after he wowed investors with his skills in cooking jollof rice.
The Cameroonian man, identified as Giles Tchianga, registered for a popular Canadian show, Dragon Den, where investors give funds to qualified and vetted businesses.
He asked the investors to support his business with N26.5 million ($60,000) in exchange for a 10% share, but interestingly, he got more than he requested.
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He bemoaned that despite living in one of the most cultural cities in the world, African products were not readily available, which prompted him to start his food manufacturing business.
The oyinbo investors, after having a taste of his super jollof rice and other delicacies, went overboard for him. They gave him 10 times the amount he was asking for.
CEO of Taltis foods Canada, Mr Giles Tchianga, walked away with a whopping N265 million ($600,000) for his food business and has been warmly celebrated on social media.
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Patrice Evra Changes His Mind Over Ghanaian-Nigerian Jollof Battle (Video)
Meanwhile, Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra have revealed that he believes Ghana and Nigeria’s jollof rice war will never end.
Jollof rice is the undisputed queen of West African kitchens, with its tantalizing aroma, deep red colour, and spicy flavour.
Evra once believed that Ghanian jollof tastes better, but after tasting the delicacy prepared by a Nigerian, the 41-year-old seemed to have changed his mind.
