The Gambia emerged winners of the 2023 Jollof competition. The competition ran from August 9-14 at the West Africa Food Festival held in Lagos, Nigeria.
The Gambia-winning team, led by the award-winning Chef Saikou Bojang beat 15 other countries including Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia to emerge champions and
However, these sparkled reactions among Jollof rice fans worldwide as the fans took to social media to share their thoughts.
Reacting to The Gambiaโs win, tweets have taken to the social media platform X to share their thoughts about the competition.
While some celebrated the Gambiaโs win, others expressed their disbelief at their win.
Ava Dadonness tweeted, โThe Gambia is the champion of Jollof!!! Now Nigeria, Ghana, and Liberia can hang it up.โ
Thatmarieaj, โI worked with Chef Bojang @SenegambiaHotel, and he makes a mean meal Well done team Gambia .โ
Hussain Dada, โI donโt wanna hear no more JOLLOF RICE debate on this app ever again! Gambia leads the way. Nigeria and Ghana in the mud.โ
Rachel Renee, โSo Gambia took 1st place in the Jollof Rice Competition in Lagos?! I know my people are fit.โ
Sheabuttaqueen wrote, โThe jollof from another country other than Gambia and Senegal doesnโt compare.โ
Amie Bright also tweeted, โThe Gambia stays winning this Jollof rice competition, 3 times in a row gotta mean something unknown. The small population is our only problem, that’s why weโre not out there!! Lol smh.โ
HelloPrincess, taking a jab at Nigeria and Ghanaโs Jollof skills, tweeted, โOk so Gambia won the best Jollof rice competition. Nigeria & Ghana need to stop yapping now.โ
A few other tweeps also joined in on the conversation, expressing disbelief at The Gambiaโs win thus:
Ciatta Doe, a Liberian, tweeted, โThe Gambia beat Liberia in a Jollof competition??! FOOLISHNESS.โ
Obinna. Et disagreeing with the win wrote, โThe Gambia taking the top spot in the jollof competition is as preposterous as a fish riding a bicycle. A glitch in the matrix of culinary expectations. Very hard to fathom!โ
Queen Etonde, โI think Nigerian Jollof is not even top 3โฆ. Senegal, Gambia, Liberia, and Cameroon are the top 4 (in that order.)โ
Eman simply tweeted, โwtf u mean Gambia won the competition for best jollof rice???โ
