I learned about Jollof only yesterday, and that too in a really hard way. Actually a number of African students live in our colony. Yesterday, a Nigerian in my neighborhood started a discussion with a Ghanaian, saying Nigeria and Ghana are always competing when it comes to jollof.

  
You guessed it right—these students from African countries almost always discuss food, meat, and politics, so I thought these guys were at loggerheads with each other. They mentioned China vs. America, Russia, and Ukraine, or the Tech War between Google and Samsung and Huawei. Yesterday they were discussing Ghana Jollof vs. Nigeria Jollof.

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Now, dear Steemins, I had never heard about Jolof, so I felt there was a war between Nigeria and Ghana, so I searched Google. I thought these two countries were at loggerheads, so I sympathized with them and left.

Then I searched the web and found out all about it. It's not a war but a tasty food recipe. They were not fighting on the front but on the way to prove who made better rice dish called jollof.

In fact, Jollof is generally made of long-grain rice, but if it's made for special occasions, then they use Amylose, which is basically an American variety! So there is no face-off or fighting for the jollof made in different African countries, but the way they make it is different. I suggest using Indian basmati rice for an even better preparation.

I think you guys like your jollof more than white rice. It must be something like how Indians and Pakistanis like their biryani more than white rice, and I know how to make that. I eat white rice and biryani, also known as pulao, but am willing to try jollof when I go to an African restaurant next time.

So what is Jollof, anyway? According to my research on this much-talked-about topic, this variety of rice is mostly consumed in African countries, and comes in different tastes and uses different recipes.

I also read the name 'reddish one-pot dish, although I will have to do further research on this tasty-sounding topic. And on another search, I read Jollof mentioned as Benachin in Senegal.

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So, my dear Steemins, I am sure Nigeria and Ghana are not at loggerheads. Maybe they have different ways of cooking their jollof! Or you can say that it’s somewhat similar to what we have between Australians and New Zealanders or India and Pakistan; we have various topics where we have disputes, but at the same time we love each other.

Now, tell me, my friends, if my facts are right or wrong. But I am sure someone will find out something new in the near future to baffle me even more. Keep doing that, guy; I am learning every day.

Note for @josepha, @goodybest and @simanwige- You have to confirm that there is no face off between Ghana and Nigeria but this is a food-related post.

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