Almost everyone at this market in Lagos Nigeria is here to buy stockfish A coveted source of protein it sells for $65 per kilogram seven times as much as other popular fish like croca But no one in Nigeria can actually produce this unique dried cod The fish comes from thousands of miles away in Norway where entire operations are dedicated to supplying the stockfish demand in Nigeria But because the supply from Norway is volatile prices fluctuate and sellers here in Nigeria have no control over how much fish gets here So how did stockfish first connect these two economies and why is it so expensive We add our stockfish