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Ghanaian Jollof lacks flavor; Nigerian Jollof is the best- Hilda Baci
Nigerian Chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has set the internet on fire with her comparison of Ghana and Nigerian “Jollof.”
The Chef made her first visit to the United Kingdom recently and while speaking on a podcast expressed her disappointment at Ghanaian Jollof, calling it unflavorful.
According to Hilda, Nigerian Jollof is better than Ghana’s because it lacks flavour.
“Nigerian Jollof is better than Ghanaian Jollof. I’ve been to Ghana, I’ve eaten their jollof. I’ve done a competition with a Ghanaian chef. For him, that was his best representation of Ghanaian jollof and I have seen the recipe, not one…,” she expressed.
Hilda, who has made quite a name for herself since her Guinness World Record stunt added;
“Let me tell you because I wasn’t there and I don’t have a lot of information so I can’t say why this is but with Nigerian Jollof, Nigerians don’t play about flavour building. We’re very intentional about building flavour,” she stated.
Explaining why she thinks Nigerian Jollof is better, Hilda stated;
“Ghanaians tend to make their Jollof rice…the major base is more the paste than the Jollof mix which is what you make yourself and that goes a long way in ensuring that the flavour comes out great. Ghanaians don’t smoke their Jollof rice.”
She however, added that despite Ghana not being Jollof champions, the country has other good things that it can boast off.
“I don’t know why they (Ghanaians) have been going back and forth with us because you guys have some good things that we’re not dragging with you. You don’t see Nigerians coming to drag “Shito” with you,” she added.
