Why is Google Doole Celebrating Jollof rice? Google Doodle is celebrating Jollof Rice today. Jollof rice has drawn attention since Ghana and Nigeria have long argued about who makes the best.
The doodle was created by Nigerian artist Haneefah Adams and features real food as well as Senegalese jazz musician Harve Samb’s music.
Jollof Rice Google Doodle
A Google Doodle celebrating jollof rice can be seen today. The West African food is prepared in the animation by combining rice, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and local spices to make a mouthwatering-looking one-pot dinner.
Nigeria-based guest artist Haneefah Adam was the mastermind behind the artwork for the doodle. Senegalese jazz musician Hervé Samb penned the soundtrack.
Haneefah said: “I was very excited. It was a big deal and a wonderful opportunity to have my work on the Google homepage.”
The Doodle shows users of the search engine a straightforward demonstration of how the dish is prepared, ostensibly in stop motion, with the word “Google” being represented by a pot of jollof rice.
Why is Google Doodle Celebrating Jollof Rice?
The real reason why Google is celebrating Jollof Rice today is that “rice farmers plant and reap a bountiful harvest, and cooks across West Africa prepare to make fresh Jollof”.
Google celebrates the meal because every year on November 4, rice farmers in West Africa plant and harvest their crops, allowing cooks to begin making fresh Jollof. According to Google, the dish, sometimes referred to as benachin and thieboudienne, was created by the Wolof tribe in the fourteenth century.
Ms. Adam said: “This is a celebration of culture – not just my culture, but of everyone who recognizes food as a conduit. The diversity of how we approach food is really interesting – like how the preparation of Jollof is different in Nigeria vs Senegal (they even have different names). This just goes to show the richness and beauty of our collective culture as a continent”.
Source; www.ghgossip.com
