In Nigeria, the Chapman Is a Blank Canvas

In Nigeria, the Chapman Is a Blank Canvas

For Obehi Ekhomu, the Chapman “is part of our collective Nigerian memory.” Ekhomu is the owner and head chef of Ona Restaurant and the bar Ona Cloud, in Lagos, and she describes the homegrown nonalcoholic drink as “a national treasure.”  It’s true: I haven’t come across a Nigerian restaurant without a Chapman on the drinks menu. The delightful, ruby red mocktail combines sodas—orange, lemon and lime—with black currant cordial or grenadine, bitte…