Jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), or jollof rice, is a rice dish from West Africa. The dish is typically made
with long-grain rice, tomatoes, chilies, onions, spices, and sometimes other vegetables and/or meat in a
single pot, although its
ingredients and preparation methods vary across different regions. The dish's origins are traced to the
Senegambian
region.
Regional variations are a source of competition between the countries of West Africa, and in particular
Nigeria and Ghana , over whose version is the best; in the 2010s
this developed into a friendly rivalry known as the "Jollof Wars". In French-speaking West Africa, a
variation
of the dish is known as riz au gras.
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