DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Izoko Leaf Rice
Also known as: Edo Leaf Rice, Izoko
Leaf-wrapped rice paired with a palm-oil tomato and assorted-meat stew.
About Izoko Leaf Rice
Izoko, also called paper rice in Pat's Kitchen's Benin account, pairs wrapped rice with a rich meat stew. The author recalls street sellers arranging the rice parcels around a central cooler of stew.
Cooked rice rests inside washed native leaves while the stew is prepared. Their aroma permeates the rice, creating the quality that the author identifies as central to this local preparation.
Assorted meats join a fried mixture of fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, onions and peppers. Palm oil and vegetable oil form the cooking medium, and the leaf-wrapped rice accompanies the finished stew.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
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Ingredients in Izoko Leaf Rice
Pat's Kitchen Benin Izoko leaf rice with assorted-meat tomato stew.
- RiceBase
- Assorted meatsProteinIngredient page not linked
- Palm oilCooking medium
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- Seasoning cubesSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- Fresh tomatoesBase
- Sliced onionsAromatic
- PeppersSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Tinned tomato pasteBase
- Native leaves for wrapping riceBaseIngredient page not linked
- Meat stockLiquidIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual108/129, rice variety unspecified, not forced native Ofada48.
- Assorted meats: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual109/133/140 exact mixture unprovided.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Palm oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual110/135.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual111/135 unspecified vegetable source.
- Seasoning cubes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual112/133/142 full product formula unprovided.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual113/133/142.
- Fresh tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual114/127, distinct from paste.
- Sliced onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual115/127/133/137 consolidated.
- Peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual116/127, species unprovided, not selectedgreenpepper/blackpepper inference.
- Tinned tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual117/137 broad tomato-paste mapping, actual cannedform retained, full product formula unresolved.
- Native leaves for wrapping rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual118/131 food-contact aromatic wrapping, leaf identity unprovided; not banana/Thaumatococcus guessed.
- Meat stock: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual119/140 named prepared cookingstock, full product/formula and species unprovided; not invented commercial broth.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual129 ricewash/boil,131 leafwash and133 meatwash explicit, consolidated namedmedia.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Nigeria
- NigeriaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Edo Cuisine
- Edo CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.