Riz gras or riz au gras is a rice-based dish in
Beninese,
Burkinabé,
Guinean,
Ivorian, and
Togolese cuisine
Togolese cuisine is the cuisine of the Togolese Republic, a country in West Africa. Staple foods in Togolese cuisine include maize, rice, millet, cassava, Yam (vegetable), yam, Plantain (cooking), plantain and beans. Maize is the most commonly con ...
s, in
West Africa
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations geoscheme for Africa#Western Africa, United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Gha ...
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It is also prepared in other African countries, such as Senegal, where it is called ''
tiebou djen'' and is prepared with significant amounts of fish and meat.
This dish can be considered a variation of what is known as
jollof rice in
English-speaking West Africa.
Riz gras is often served at parties in urban areas of Burkina Faso.
Riz gras is prepared with significant amounts of meat and vegetables, and is usually served with the meat and chunks of vegetables presented atop the rice.
Additional ingredients used include tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, onion, garlic, meat or vegetable
stock
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, oil and salt.
Gallery
File:Riz gras au legumes.JPG, Riz gras
File:Riz gras rouge à la viande de boeuf.JPG, Riz gras with beef
File:Tchep au curi.JPG, Riz gras with chicken and vegetables
File:Du riz gras à la guineenne.JPG, Riz gras in Guinea
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List of rice dishes
This is a list of rice dishes from all over the world, arranged alphabetically. Rice is the seed of the monocot plants ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). As a cereal, cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed s ...
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Sindhi biryani
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Burkinabe cuisine
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Ceebu jën
''Tiep'' (or ''thieb or benechin or benachin or jollof rice)'' is a traditional dish from Senegal and an intangible cultural heritage of humanity that is also consumed in Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, The Gambia, and other West and Ce ...
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Beninese cuisine
Burkinabe cuisine
Guinean cuisine
Ivorian cuisine
Meat and rice dishes
National dishes
Senegalese cuisine
Togolese cuisine
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