Lagos meets Italian food culture in unexpected ways -exploring the city's global food identity through pizza, suya spice, and cultural conversation.
World Pizza Day might sound like a lighthearted premise. But at MyLocal Tours, we use it as a lens for a genuinely interesting conversation: how has Lagos absorbed, adapted, and reimagined global food cultures to create something entirely its own?
"Lagos has always been a city of exchange. The suya-pepperoni debate is just the latest chapter in a very long story of a city that takes the world and makes it Nigerian."
World Pizza Day Lagos is a playful, culturally rich event that explores the intersection of Italian and Nigerian food culture in Lagos. From the city's growing pizza culture to the debate about whether suya belongs on a pizza, this is an event that uses food to explore identity, globalization, and the Lagos palate.
We believe that culture is most accessible when it is fun. The best way to get people thinking about identity, globalization, and what makes Lagos Lagos is to put great food in front of them and let the conversation happen naturally. World Pizza Day is that conversation -with a very good meal attached.
Reserve your spot for the full programme, pizza tastings, and drinks -streamed live for our online audience.