Swiping right is so 2020. Nigerians have logged off the dating apps and handed the reins of their love lives to the people who actually know them: their friends. Real-life endorsements are beating curated bios, and a genuine “my friend is so amazing, please come and marry them” is worth more than any perfectly filtered profile picture.

This past Valentine’s period, Knorr decided to take friend-matching to a whole new level called Knorr Serving Singles. All over Instagram, friends publicly nominated their single besties — posting glowing reviews, playful disclaimers, and cooking challenges — while interested admirers slid in for a chance at a real-world date set up by Nigeria’s leading seasoning brand. It was bold, it was chaotic, and honestly? It worked.

If you are single and in need of friends who will embarrass you into finding love, here are five Nigerians whose besties did the absolute most this Valentine’s:

1. Ojehonmon O (@ojayy_y)

Nominated by his friend Tobi Bakre, Ojayy came prepared. He’s wooing potential love interests with his Knorr-inspired fried rice. A man who seasons his rice correctly is already ahead of 80% of the competition. What’s a bigger green flag than green fried rice?

2. Hawananna Magaji (@hawa_magaji)

Served up by her bestie Simi Drey, Hawa is an event and TV host who can hold her own in the kitchen just as well as she holds a microphone. She is open to sweet-talking, and if you play your cards right, you might just land her signature pasta dish on the cooking date. She’s already planning a double baecation with Simi for next year, which tells you everything you need to know about how seriously she takes this.

3. Kolapo Omotoso (@kolapo_o)

If you watched BBN, you already know that Kola is not just a green flag — he is a whole lush green forest. So imagine our surprise when we found out he is single. And he can cook! A fine man who can cook will not be on the market for long, so if you are interested, now is the time to run to his comment section and make yourself known.

4. Tobe Ugeh (@tobeszn)

Publicly nominated by his friend Kaylah Oniwo, Tobe is an internet fashion icon looking for the one. He is tempting potential lovers with his special pasta made with a secret ingredient — Knorr chicken cubes — and if that doesn’t have you sprinting to his comments, we’re not sure what will.

5. Simi (@simi_od)

Simi has been perfecting her fried rice since Food and Nutrition class in secondary school, and she has the receipts to prove it. She cooks when she’s happy, stressed, or just bored, because good food is her love language in every season. Her friend Taymesan has put her out there for the world to see, and she has already shown off her Knorr-inspired fried rice on Instagram. If you can already taste it from here, her comment section is waiting.

If this is the future of dating, we are fully on board, especially when good food is involved. Because if love doesn’t find its way to your heart, something nice can at least find its way to your stomach.

Keep up with Knorr’s Serving Singles online series by following the hashtags #servingsingles #ServingSinglesWithKnorr