Cuisine
Senegal
Senegalese cooking is one of the most admired in West Africa. It is built on broken rice, Atlantic fish and seafood, peanuts, onions, tomatoes and limes, while French colonial influence and the Lebanese community added the baguette, sauces and street snacks. Meals are eaten together from one large bowl, and afterwards strong, sweet attaya tea is brewed in three rounds.
- 4 dishes
- Main dishes: 3
- Drinks: 1
- vegetarian: 1
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main dish
Thieboudienne
Rice cooked in a tomato and fish broth, served with herb-stuffed fish and braised vegetables.
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main dish
Chicken yassa
Chicken marinated in lime juice with mustard and grilled, then braised in a mound of sweet, tangy onions.
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main dish
Maafe
A thick stew of meat and vegetables in a peanut butter and tomato sauce, served with rice.
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drink · vegan
Bissap
A deep red, tart drink made from dried hibiscus flowers, sweetened and served well chilled.
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