How many calories in jollof rice
A plate of jollof rice has about 480 kcal, with 75 g of carbs.
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Jollof rice is rice cooked in a blended sauce of tomatoes, red peppers, scotch bonnet and onion, with oil, stock and spices. It's the dish at every West African party. Nigeria and Ghana both say theirs is the best, loudly.
A plate is 480 kcal, with 75 g of carbs, 16 g of fat and 9 g of protein. The rice is the carbs and the oil in the sauce is the fat.
That's the rice alone. The chicken, the fried plantain and the moi moi next to it are counted on their own pages.
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How many calories in jollof rice with fried plantain?
About 720 kcal, with 480 for the rice and 240 for a portion of plantain.
Is Nigerian or Ghanaian jollof better?
That is not a question with a safe answer. The calories are close either way.
What is party jollof?
Jollof cooked in a big pot over firewood. The bottom catches a little, which gives it a smoky taste people wait for.
How much protein is in jollof rice?
About 9 g a plate. The meat on the side is where most of the protein is.
Where does the name jollof come from?
From the old Wolof state of Jolof, in what is now Senegal, where a rice dish like it is said to have started.
