The name of this dish is a combination of the French word for 'ham', a French article meaning "in the style of" and word of West African origin meaning rice.
The Dictionary of American Food and Drink offers this creative old wives' tale about the origin of the dish. Late one evening a traveling gentleman stopped by a New Orleans inn which had little food remaining from the evening meal. The traveler instructed the cook "Jean, __________!" or "Jean, sweep something together!" in the local dialect.
What dish ?
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