"Jollof rice is the heart of Africa," said Patience Ogunbanjo, a Nigerian chef at Lasgidi Cafe in Phoenix. The dish is served throughout West Africa, from Senegal to Nigeria. Every country has its own ...
Jollof rice, which is believed to have originated from the Senegambia during the Wolof Empire (c. 1200 — 1600), is a dish that has become a staple across West Africa. It is typically made in a single ...
I met Adjoa when I was working at an NGO in Ghana during college and she hosted me in her home. Even before I crossed her doorway, she asked, “Have you eaten?” Once inside, I caught the unmistakable ...
Chef Tolu “Eros” Erogbogbo is on a mission. Through his cooking, he works to bring people together and to put Nigerian and West-African cuisine on the global culinary map. To those ends, Eros operates ...
This jollof rice recipe brings together the hearty flavors of corned beef with in the spicy, tomatoey rice that's a staple at every Ghanaian gathering. It reminds me of home, where cooking and sharing ...
Ama Burland visited Lagos for Spotify’s Greasy Tunes Café event and tasted Nigerian jollof, saying she couldn’t tell much ...
Whenever Esi Impraim’s mother made jollof — a rich, tomato-laced dish of meats, rice and sometimes seafood — the time it took to bubble away on the stove was always excruciating. “I always got excited ...
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week.
The giant pot in which Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci attempted to make the world's largest ...
There’s no better introduction to Nigerian cuisine than Jollof Rice, according to Oreoluwa Sofolahan. She is an international student at the University of Wisconsin-Superior studying premed. But she ...