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| Type | Rice |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Nigeria |
| Region or state | Ethiop region ofDelta, Nigeria |
| Created by | Urhobo people of Delta, Nigeria |
| Main ingredients | Pulp frompalm fruit, salt, water,parboiledwhite rice, otherseasonings,onions,meat,fish, dryshrimp for added flavor |
Banga rice is a traditional Nigerian food prepared withpalm fruit like inpalm nut soup.[1][2][3] The dish is common among theUrhobo people of southernNigeria. Banga is the juice extracted frompalm nut fruit. It is called bangarice after the juice extracted from the palm nut is cooked with parboiled white rice.
The Urhobo people[4] do not add special spices like taiko, benetientien, and rogoje to the banga rice[5] when they prepare the dish like they do when preparing banga soup.
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