Today, the Google.com landing page logo is devoted to jollof rice, one of the most iconic food sources of West Africa. Jollof rice is a one-pot supper made with meat, chicken, or fish that follows its underlying foundations to a more established fish-based dish known as thieboudienne. The cooking takes its name from its starting points in the Wolof Domain — “Jollof” is a substitute spelling of “Wolof” — which enveloped pieces of what is currently The Gambia, Mauritania, and Senegal. From that point, the dish spread throughout West Africa,…
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