Either the absolute pinnacle of jollof rice execution — the mythic pot that everyone at the party keeps returning to — or (in British slang) a situation so absurd and unfortunate that it couldn't get worse. Peak jollof as praise means transcendent; peak jollof as shade means someone's cooking has hit rock bottom in the most public way possible. Context is everything. Both usages are alive in diaspora group chats and food content.
That was peak jollof at the graduation party — Mama Ade's secret recipe came through.
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