- Darren Watkins Sr., known as Daddy Speed, is the father of streamer IShowSpeed.
- He participated in a lighthearted debate about jollof rice, a popular West African dish.
- During a livestream, IShowSpeed presented two plates of jollof rice from Nigeria and Ghana.
Darren Watkins Sr., better known as Daddy Speed and father of popular streamer IShowSpeed, recently joined the playful culinary debate between Nigeria and Ghana over jollof rice.
During a livestream, IShowSpeed presented his dad with two plates of the famous West African dish, asking him to sample them without revealing which country each version came from. The aim was to settle, at least in this casual setting, which nation’s jollof rice was more impressive.
Daddy Speed took his time tasting both dishes, paying close attention to the flavors, textures, and aroma. While both plates shared a similar base of rice cooked with tomatoes, peppers, and spices, he noticed distinct differences in how each was prepared.
After thoughtful bites, he offered his assessment, noting the seasoning, consistency, and overall depth of taste. Ultimately, he favored the Nigerian version, praising its bold seasoning, rich flavor, tender rice, and subtle smoky undertones. He crowned it the winner of the taste test.
This outcome echoed IShowSpeed’s own experiences from his January 2026 Africa tour, where he sampled Nigerian jollof in Lagos and Ghanaian jollof in Accra, ultimately expressing a preference for the Nigerian style.
The livestream clip quickly went viral, reigniting the long-standing, lighthearted debate over which country serves the superior jollof rice.
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Read some comments below:
@OgbesioF:”Debate has ended..so Ghana 🇬🇭 rest in Jesus Name 🙏🏾🙏🏾”
@William19Prisca:”Omoh jellof rice go begin cost now for restaurant. Especially that lekki and VI axis, any small thing welcome this is where luxury meets comfort, special jellof rice or swallow ??”
@UtdFanChika:”Be4 nko Nigerian jollof is one of the best meals one can have in any clime especially when a bit smoky”
@deeque50:”Ghana jollof needs shito, naija jollof needs no stew or anything. That should tell you everything”
@real_JaneJacob:”He never even chop Nigerian burial hollow rice. He go pack come Dey live with us”
@Smartwoobie001:”Say Ghanaians use tomato’s cook rice does not mean it’s jellof. May them just dy eat their color rice one side”
@PrinceJdott:”Na this our concoction rice them suppose Dey use compete with ghana, It’s a big disrespect to our Jollof rice competing with Ghana 😂No further debate or competition”
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