# Why Stockfish Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business  ## About - Author: Insider Business - Title: Why Stockfish Is So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business - Tags: #articles - URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CHt6Yo6sVE&ab_channel=InsiderBusiness ## Highlights Up until 60 years ago, the word "stockfish" meant little to nothing in Nigeria. But after the Nigerian Civil War killed more than a million people, mostly of starvation, in the late '60s, everything changed. Among the emergency supplies other countries sent to Nigeria to combat the famine, Norway sent stockfish. While Norwegians still eat it in restaurants now, almost 100% of the stockfish produced in Norway is headed to Nigeria, especially for home cooking. - Note: I love how an act of support has become embedded in the Nigerian way of life. ---