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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.

  2. Jan 20, 2017 · Jollof is believed to have originated in the Senegambia region of West Africa among the Wolof people, where it is known as benachin. The mouth-watering meal has travelled throughout the sub-region because of the frequent cultural exchange that goes on there.

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  3. Aug 23, 2019 · The most adopted theory for the expansion of the dish explains Jollof Rice as having its origins in the Senegambia region of west Africa, in the ancient Wolof or Jolof Empire, during the...

  4. Jun 8, 2021 · The origins of Jollof rice can be traced to the 1300s in the ancient Wolof Empire (also called the Jolof Empire), which spanned parts of today's Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. Rice farming...

  5. Sep 26, 2022 · Jollof comes from the Senegambia region of West Africa, particularly Senegal. There t hey call this rice dish thieboudienne or ceebu jen. To make it they use a mixture of rice, onions, tomatoes, and fish. How this dish then managed to lend itself to the rest of West Africa as jollof, jellof or jallof still remains a mystery.

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  6. May 10, 2021 · Jollof rice is the most popular rice dish south of the Sahara, from its birthplace in Senegal across the coast to Nigeria. It is street food, everyday rice and Party...

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  8. Dec 11, 2022 · It is prepared throughout the region including in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Togo, Cameroon as well as Mali.

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