It’s difficult to determine what the best rice is as every single one offers a unique flavor revered by its people. Personally, I prefer to use basmati rice when making my jollof even though I ...

Jollof rice is a West African dish made with rice, tomatoes, onions, lots of peppers and lots of spice. Nigerians prepare it differently from Ghanaians, who make it differently from Liberians.

“Jollof rice is basically a dish that you have in every single Nigerian household. ... Cameroon. So there’s always this like inner beef like whose Jollof rice is better,” Sofolahan said.

Image | jollof rice. Caption: The jollof rice dishes that spiced up the conversation in the latest Dish it Out episode. From left to right: Nigerian jollof, Cameroonian jollof and Ghanaian jollof.

Jollof rice is a celebratory dish in West Africa and these restaurants offer a delicious taste of Nigeria, ... At the restaurant, he offers dishes from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.

The rivalry between Ghanaian and Nigerian jollof fuels internet debates, while uniting West African American culture. Now, Battle of Jollof, turns this playful nationalism into a cultural event.

Like red beans and rice and gumbo- other West African dishes that exist as American adaptations in New Orleans- jollof is the ancestor of jambalaya (and perhaps, Spain’s paella and Trinidad’s ...