South African Student’s “One Day, One Piece” Cooking Method Goes Viral on TikTok: "It Happens on Month-End"

South African Student’s “One Day, One Piece” Cooking Method Goes Viral on TikTok: "It Happens on Month-End"

  • A student shared how he eats his food sparingly by cooking one chicken piece with a pot full of pap
  • The young man gave his budget meal an exciting name and pointed out that it is how he survives
  • Netizens who understood the struggle hilariously shared some of their own experiences
A young man cooks one piece for each day while at university
A Joburg student saves his monthly groceries by cooking one piece every day. Image: @future_sebego
Source: TikTok

A Joburg student had Mzansi in stitches after he shared how he cooks meals.

The young man cooks a lot of pap and one chicken piece daily and calls it "one day, one piece"!

Student cooks one piece of chicken everyday to save food

The young man's hilarious video was posted on his TikTok account and clocked in 153K views.

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In the video, @future_sebego shares how he prepares supper on a two-plate stove.

The student cooks a pot of pap and one piece of chicken swimming in water. The man's caption reads:

"My roommate says: one day, one piece."

Students in university can choose from various budget-friendly meals to sustain themselves. They can create a chart and plan their food to ensure that their diet is fulfilling and nutritious while being cheap too.

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Future Sebego, who studies at the University of Johannesburg, shared with Briefly News his meal experiences.

"It's been weeks eating like this. This happens especially during month-end when NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) gives us problems. This meal plan works for some, but most people prefer soup. I would advise students to try the one-day one-chicken technique!"

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Watch the video here:

South Africans troll student for so much pap and so little meat

Netizens were stunned at the amount of pap and trolled him for cooking so much for so little meat.

Some also gave him hilarious tips on making the most of his meals.

Xolani said:

"You see, that little piece next to the drumstick is also important."

Satoru added:

"The pap-to-meat ratio ain't it."

Maspo suggested:

"Why don't you slice that drumstick into small pieces to make stew so it can multiply?"

Tshepo Moloko knows the struggle.

"You haven't lived if you haven't cooked pap and one russian in soup."

Realeboga pointed out:

"I know that drumstick will be drowning in some brown onion soup soon."

Woman's mother buys varsity groceries worth R2K on TikTok video

In a similar article, Briefly News reported that a young woman's mother surprised her by taking her grocery shopping for university.

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The beautiful university student was spoiled by her mother, who bought her groceries for over R2K.

She noted that her mom's love language is buying her groceries.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za