Jollof Rice, a photograph of the dish
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Nigeria

ジョロフライス

長粒米を、玉ねぎ、にんにく、生姜、タイム、およびさまざまな肉類などを加えたトマトと赤唐辛子のソースで煮込んだ、西アフリカのワンポット米料理です。

Origin
Nigeria
Variants
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Category
Rice dish
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How this dish moved

Journey

Key beats in the story of ジョロフライス — places, approximate dates, and how confident we are in each claim.

  1. Senegambia (Wolof)c. 1800likely

    Wolof thieboudienne / thieb — one-pot rice with tomato and fish or meat — is widely cited as an ancestor of jollof.

    Wikipedia. (2024). Jollof rice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jollof_rice

  2. West Africac. 1950documented

    Regional jollof styles diverge across Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and neighbours — the friendly “jollof wars.”

    Wikipedia. (2024). Jollof rice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jollof_rice

  3. Diasporac. 1990likely

    West African communities abroad make jollof a party and restaurant staple from London to New York.

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Part of the Rice as Carrier lineage.

Preparation

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Rice bowl

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Sources

  1. Claim: A West African one-pot rice dish of long-grain rice simmered in a tomato-and-red-pepper sauce with onions, garlic, ginger, thyme, and assorted proteins.

    Wikipedia. (2026). Jollof Rice. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jollof_rice

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jollof_ricesecondary
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