“Is Res Short for Restaurant?”: South Africans Stunned As Student Shows Fancy Res Dinner

• Food content creator Neo Mailola made a delicious seafood dinner at res, which featured mussels he bought from Woolworths
• When one thinks of res meals, one usually refers to quick and affordable food, which was the opposite of what the self-taught cook had prepared
• Members of the online community were impressed with the meal and shared how shocked they were to see the student incorporate the mussels in his dish

Self-taught cook and food content creator Neo Mailola stunned the internet when he prepared a tasty lemon seafood pasta meal that looked as if it came from a restaurant instead of his university residence (res).

Neo, who often posts his res dinners on his TikTok account, used whole mussels from Woolworths, which costs R179.99, spaghetti, garlic, all sorts of spices, lemon juice, and cream to make the delicious dish.

He told the online community:

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"When I poured the mussels and noticed some were open, I took them out of the pot. I wasn’t going to show that in the video because of editing."

Fancy res meal stuns online users

Because res meals are often associated with quick, easy and affordable meals, such as two-minute noodles, several social media users reacted in awe and confusion after seeing the grand meal.

@sebaka_theebae jokingly added in the comments:

"My heart? I saw a pot with water and thought you’re about to have mussels with pap. Being South African has given me PTSD."

@livumile_icamagu told the online community:

"When I was at res, I didn't know mussels existed. Pilchards, corned meat, and chicken livers were the meals."

@o_t_m73 wrote in the comment section:

"I bet your neighbours are begging for an invite to your house for dinner, because hai, your food looks fascinating on my phone."

@a.bumblebee_ said to the foodie:

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"Neo, you must tell us (students) if you want us to learn how to cook because your food is not giving res."

@kelly_kelzx humorously stated under the post:

"Imagine walking past this room and smelling garlic mussels, while you must go back to two-minute noodles."

@emokidjhb was in awe of the meal and wondered:

"Is res short for restaurant because this ain't no ordinary res dinner."

Take a look at the meal in the TikTok video below:

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that a young woman at a university campus came up with a great way to generate income by starting a food business at res.
• Another video showed Neo once again impressing social media users when he cooked up another fancy meal. The clip inspired many to rethink the possibilities of student cooking.
• A student's perspective on Rhodes University's dining hall food sparked a mixture of reactions from the public. For some who received far less, the controversial meal looked appetising.
• A young woman showcased what she ate as a broke student living at res. She explained in her TikTok video that the food kept her going during challenging times.

Source: Briefly News