Jollof rice: The dish every west african country claim is theirssteemCreated with Sketch.

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according to wikipedia, jollof rice originally originated from senegal where it was called "wollof rice" .

but this delicacy has spread all over west Africa,with countries mainly Nigeria and Ghana although not doubting its origin claims they prepare the best version of the dish.

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the jollof rice itself is mainly just rice cooked with tomato sauce and various spices and vegetables. jollof rice is mostly eaten during celebrations or parties.

cnn once made a documentary on jollof rice trying to to determine which country prepares it best, one thing they could all agree on was that it was between Nigeria and Ghana .

i'll be showing steps on how to prepare jollof rice both the nigerian and ghanian way. so stay tuned.

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In Singapore, we have similar dishes too. We call them 'Nasi Bryani', 'Nasi Bukhari' and 'Nasi Minyak'. These are normally served during weddings.

cool. are they rice dishes?