CULTURETECHLENSJollof rice
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Combined Graph record U-01366 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0873. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Peer-reviewed MDPI Encyclopedia entry (Delaware State University authors): jollof rice is a one-pot dish cooked in a tomato and pepper base, popular across West Africa with national variants; the 'Jollof Wars' rivalry among Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal concerns ownership and authenticity; Senegalese thiéboudienne (ceebu jën) is regarded as the historical precursor, and Senegalese jollof holds UNESCO recognition. Stored rice, tomatoes, peppers, and the West Africa/jollof-wars framing established.
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Peer-reviewed MDPI Encyclopedia entry (Delaware State University authors): jollof rice is a one-pot dish cooked in a tomato and pepper base, popular across West Africa with national variants; the 'Jollof Wars' rivalry among Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal concerns ownership and authenticity; Senegalese thiéboudienne (ceebu jën) is regarded as the historical precursor, and Senegalese jollof holds UNESCO recognition. Stored rice, tomatoes, peppers, and the West Africa/jollof-wars framing established.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: mains
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- https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/6/6/133 (verification source · master store)
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Peer-reviewed MDPI Encyclopedia entry (Delaware State University authors): jollof rice is a one-pot dish cooked in a tomato and pepper base, popular across West Africa with national variants; the 'Jollof Wars' rivalry among Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal concerns ownership and authenticity; Senegalese thiéboudienne (ceebu jën) is regarded as the historical precursor, and Senegalese jollof holds UNESCO recognition. Stored rice, tomatoes, peppers, and the West Africa/jollof-wars framing established.
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