Five Approved (Somewhat Essential) Sides for Jollof Rice

Thanks Nigerian Twitterverse for the contributions. Here is what we have – 5 approved sides for Jollof Rice: Meat, Dodo, Coleslaw, Moinmoin and Eggs. 

Per plate? Two or more of these seem like the right amount. For example – dodo and meat; meat and moinmoin; dodo and eggs. Get the drift? Minimum allowable accompaniments if ground level na two. Worst case sha, one go do.

Banana, coleslaw, dodo and any peppered meat cut in teeny pieces and stewed. https://t.co/r5qbwkIHPT

— Ada Akunne (@SheisBoki) August 20, 2015

And what/where to eat from :).

A plate and a fork. #PureJollof Other accompaniments are optional. https://t.co/fPuXQcrRjB — Jite (@GoJay1Go) August 20, 2015

1. Meat

Deep fried. Or roasted. Barbecued. Beef. Chicken. Turkey. In cute small bits. Peppered. 

@Kitchnbutterfly #WorldJollofRiceDay #August22 dodo and fried chicken. If the dodo is in the cubed form even better — Indie Nyal (@inpoco) August 20, 2015

Peppered gizzard or snail. https://t.co/JxhWizbnoN — #SheInsuranceBroker (@tegaphoenix) August 20, 2015

Plenty pieces of well fried beef. Yup! https://t.co/WUJgxXBjPY — Chef YouGee (@Ada_Ohafia1) August 20, 2015

2. Dodo

Best diced. Every other form is bleh. And yes, it matters. Some say brown, others say soft, ripe, sweet.

@Kitchnbutterfly @Dikachim hot overipe mashy dodo — Uyai Inwang (@theonlyUyai) August 20, 2015

Dodo, fried/barbecued chicken and any cold salad with carrot, lettuce and mayo! #PureHeaven https://t.co/SGPp00nOEZ — Chinyere (@Robirobi1) August 20, 2015

Brown dodo. Fried Turkey. https://t.co/sTriWMoZ2J — Tip (@trafels) August 20, 2015

3. Nigerian salad aka coleslaw

With salad cream. Not mayonnaise people, salad cream.

Coleslaw. Plantain. Moimoi. And chicken. https://t.co/vrarskWXq4 — Gimbiya (@MsAkuns) August 20, 2015

Coleslaw, dodo and at least two meat https://t.co/D6YSQGqfPM — Eat.Drink.Lagos (@EatDrinkLagos) August 20, 2015

Salad (no macaroni, thank you) + peppered goat meat/chicken https://t.co/t97NEcxdjS — Mawedo B. E. (@MAW3DO) August 20, 2015

4. MoinMoin

Lawd – the life. Soft, creamy bean pudding. The height of perfection especially if wrapped to cook in leaves. Recipe here

5. Eggs

A beautiful combination, especially soft-boiled or poached. We loveeeeeeeee.

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