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Aug 1, 2022 · The average price of preparing a pot of jollof rice jumped 8.3% to 9,311 nairas, or $22, in the second quarter of 2022, from 8,595 nairas in the first quarter.
- Emmanuel Abara Benson
May 9, 2024 · The price of rice — the main ingredient in Nigeria’s favorite jollof dish — more than doubled in March, placing more pressure on household incomes in Africa’s most populous nation, where...
- Anthony Osae-Brown
Jun 8, 2021 · The main protagonists in a steam over who makes the best Jollof rice are Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cameroon. The Gambia and Senegal are quite laid-back and rarely enter the...
Oct 30, 2023 · Nigerians are being pinched by rising food prices where it hurts the most: Rice, the main ingredient for making jollof, a popular delicacy in many Nigerian homes, jumped 61% in September.
- Anthony Osae-Brown
Oct 18, 2021 · The cost of making a pot of jollof rice for a family of five remains high across the country. On average, it will cost ₦8007.50 which is higher than the average cost in Q2 which stood at ₦7,618, a percentage difference of 4.98.
Aug 23, 2019 · Today, the significance Jollof rice is not only felt in West and Central Africa, but also in the American south, where millions of West African slaves from rice-growing regions were traded...
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Jollof (/ dʒ ə ˈ l ɒ f /), 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 Senegal.
