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🍲 Local Food Vendors You Can Trust: Find Verified Home Cooks and Meal Preps on Ajé

Published on 3/2/2025

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In cities across Nigeria, home cooks and small meal prep vendors fuel daily life—from office lunches to family dinners. But discovering these amazing food vendors—and trusting your order will arrive—isn’t always easy.

“Who Made This Soup?”

If you’ve ever bought food through a WhatsApp group or Instagram post, you know the struggle.

  • No menus

  • No clear delivery times

  • And worst of all—no accountability if something goes wrong

Ajé is changing that. It’s a bot you can chat with (on WhatsApp or Telegram) that helps you find verified, nearby food vendors—with built-in tools for trust, tracking, and secure payment.


How It Works:

  • 🍛 Find meals near you: Type in what you want—“jollof rice,” “fitfam lunch,” or “soup bowl for two”—Ajé shows you vetted vendors.

  • 📦 Order confidently: Ajé uses escrow—your money is held until your food is delivered.

  • 👩🏽‍🍳 Support real cooks: Most vendors are local entrepreneurs—many women-led—serving their communities with love.


Why Trust Matters in Food Delivery

Food is personal. Getting the wrong order, cold delivery, or no delivery at all is more than an inconvenience—it breaks trust.

Ajé’s system protects both sides:

  • Vendors know they’ll get paid once food arrives.

  • Buyers can track orders and access help if there’s an issue.


💬 Real Talk from Users:

“My mum sells soups part-time—Ajé helped her start taking orders safely.” — Titi, Lagos

“Before Ajé, I lost ₦8,000 to a food page that blocked me. Never again.” — Damilola, Abuja


👀 Try It Now:

  • Message Ajé on WhatsApp or Telegram.

  • Use /search and type “food” or your favorite dish.

  • Or, if you’re a cook, use /post to share your menu and grow your business.