How to Use jollof rice in a Sentence
jollof rice
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And here’s your chance to perfect fonio and jollof rice.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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The chef will be making jollof rice, a West African staple, from his popular cookbook.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 11 Oct. 2023
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In the kitchen on this day, giant bubbling crocks of cassava leaf stew, peanut butter soup and jollof rice sat over jumping blue flames.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
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Order the jollof rice, grilled dorada, or whole lamb and indulge in the location's famous onion sauce three ways.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
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Since then, Sambou’s has been a hit, attracting a loyal crowd of diners for dishes like oxtail soup, jollof rice, and doro wot, as well as a James Beard nomination.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
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The depth and range of flavors from Africa are finding their way into the mainstream spotlight more and more—from the playful jollof rice wars to a growing interest in tasting more of the global cuisine at restaurants.
—Kristin Braswell, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
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There’s no pepper soup topped with caviar, or jollof rice dehydrated into edible dust.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2023
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Enjoy your beef suya, jollof rice, egusi stew, and swallow with live entertainment and dancing Thursday-Saturday nights.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
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His jollof rice, an African staple, is delicious evidence of the origin of Louisiana’s jambalaya.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
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The only reason the delicacy has not swamped jollof rice in popularity is because of its difficult preparation.
—Emiene Wright, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Mensah stews oxtail, not traditionally a protein paired with jollof rice, as a nod to Jamaican carryouts; the Caribbean nation and Ghana have a deep cultural connection.
—Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
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The seasonal, seven-course menu often features a Louisiana rice offering that emphasizes the similarities between New Orleans jambalaya and the Senegalese version of jollof rice.
—Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024
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Dinner was a buffet featuring a fusion of southern cuisines and Nigerian delicacies, including Italian butter chicken, jollof rice, coconut rice, sweet yams, vegetable lasagna, Singapore noodles, southwest cabbage and greens, meat pie and suya bites.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
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