Jollof rice is one of the most appreciated meals around the world and especially Western Africa. It is commonly consumed in Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon, Mali, Togo, Gambia, Nigeria, and Ghana. It’s one of the most preferred meals which is served at events and social functions.

World jollof day was first celebrated in 2015 and there are usually lots of arguments from different parts of Africa and the world on whose jollof rice is the best. Jollof rice originally Wolof is best eaten in the evening and a dance is usually done in honour of this meal.

There are different varieties of this amazing dish which include native jollof rice, coconut jollof rice, pineapple jollof rice amongst other recipes. The American version of jollof is the Jambalaya rice.

But Nigerian jollof seems to be most preferred and popular around Africa and it is best enjoyed the ‘party way’.