A Nigerian lady has drawn attention on the internet for trying an unusual method to fry plantains: flipping them in boiling oil with her artificial nails.
The lady @busayonaomi shared a video of the new technique she found for turning plantains online. In the video, she showed how she was able to flip the plantains using her lone acrylic nails, instead of a kitchen tool.
The video was captioned,
“My girlies! Say no to fork and spoon ,get your nails done and turn that plantain…..
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After showing off, she delicately turned the plantain as it was frying by dipping her fingernails into the hot oil.
Netizens posing as nail technicians expressed amazement as the video went viral, claiming that this is what customers do with their nails and that they are ultimately held accountable for using counterfeit materials.
Some TikTok users challenged her to scoop the plantain with her nails, while others acknowledged that the unusual technique wasn’t new.
See reactions below,
@Steph / Lagos Crochet Artist
Please use your nails to scope out the plantain too
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Kholen nails Haew chim
…Then you people will come and say the nails are not strong
@Toria
e never hot well well
@KerryAnn How did you get here? 
@Iya oni blackhouse Something wey we don dey do since
@Peterson Peri If na me pay for this nails. We go get issue
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