{{Short description|West African dish}} {{Infobox food | name = Riz gras | image = Plat de riz au gras plus viande.jpg | caption = A serving of riz gras in Côte d'Ivoire | alternate_name = ''Riz au gras'' | country = Burkina Faso, West Africa | type = | course = | served = Hot | main_ingredient = Rice, meat, vegetables | variations = | calories = | similar_dish = Ceebu jën, Jollof rice | other = }}

'''Riz gras''' or '''riz au gras''' is a rice-based dish in Beninese, Burkinabé, Guinean, Ivorian, and Togolese cuisines, in West Africa.<ref name="Albala 2011"/><ref name="Auzias Labourdette 2013"/> 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.<ref name="Trillo 2008"/><ref name="Albala 2011"/> 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.<ref name="Albala 2011"/> 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.<ref name="Albala 2011"/> Additional ingredients used include tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, onion, garlic, meat or vegetable stock, oil and salt.<ref name="Albala 2011"/>

==Gallery== <gallery class="center" caption="" widths="200px" heights="150px"> 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 </gallery>

==See also== * List of rice dishes * Sindhi biryani * Burkinabe cuisine * Ceebu jën

==References== <references>

<ref name="Albala 2011">{{cite book | last=Albala | first=K. | title=Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia &#91;4 volumes&#93;: &#91;Four Volumes&#93; | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-313-37627-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zG1H75z0EYYC&pg=PA28 | page=28}}</ref> <ref name="Auzias Labourdette 2013">{{cite book | last=Auzias | first=D. | last2=Labourdette | first2=J.P. | title=Burkina-Faso 2014-2015 Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs) | publisher=Petit Futé | series=Country Guides | year=2013 | isbn=978-2-7469-6947-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dW7RAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95 | language=fr | page=95}}</ref> <ref name="Trillo 2008">{{cite book | last=Trillo | first=R. | title=The Rough Guide to West Africa | publisher=Rough Guides | year=2008 | isbn=978-1-4053-8070-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-GCQyrotgMC&pg=PT817 | page=pt817}}</ref>

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Category:Beninese cuisine Category:Burkinabe cuisine Category:Guinean cuisine Category:Ivorian cuisine Category:Meat and rice dishes Category:National dishes Category:Senegalese cuisine Category:Togolese cuisine

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