[Mhiz Rebecca]

Gambia has been adjudged the winner of the Jollof
Rice Competition organised by the Ghana Tourism
Authority (GTA) as part of activities marking the Jollof
Festival at the weekend.
The competition, which featured Ghana, Gambia, Nigeria
and Senegal,formed part of the “See Ghana, Eat Ghana,
Wear Ghana, and Feel Ghana”campaign being
championed by the GTA, under the auspices of the
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts to
promote local tourism on a global scale.
Gambia prepared the jollof rice without tomatoes but
with mustard, fish and other ingredients, making their
jollof yellowish-white as compared to Ghana, who used
tilapia, tomatoes and other ingredients to make their
jollof attractive and tasty, giving it a reddish colour.
The Nigerian and Senegalese chefs used ingredients
they believed could make their jollof super and
delicious but, unfortunately, they could not win.
the judges, who were drawn from Mexico and the
Netherlands, said thejudgment was based on criteria
including presentation, aroma, and taste.Mr Jan van
der Veer, the lead Judge, told the GNA that the
Gambians had “a fine presentation and a better taste
for their jollof as compared to that of Ghana, Nigeria
and Senegal.”He lauded the Tourism Ministry and the
GTA for the innovative event adding that it was a great
avenue to sell Ghana to the world.