Are there any country- or city-specific dishes I can try whilst in Dakar, Senegal?
I'd like to know what traditional foods/dishes exist, if any, and how I should go about locating places that sell them :) I am not really looking for modern cuisine, I'm looking for local food that someone's mother might make.
Best Answer
The number one in Senegal is the so called Yassa Poulet. It is made of chicken and rice with a delicious sauce. There are a lot of interesting dishes more, but Yassa Poulet is specially easy to find in any place and delicious.
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What are some typical Senegalese dishes?
A Guide to Senegalese Cuisine: Six Delicious Dishes to Try- Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice with Fish)
- Thiebou Yapp (Senegalese Jollof Rice with Meat)
- Salmon Fataya (Fish Pies)
- Chicken Yassa (Stewed Chicken)
- Yassa Burger with Yucca Fries.
- Selim Crusted Salmon with Fonio.
What do people in Dakar eat?
Common hauls include carpe rouge (red snapper), prawns, lobster, sea urchin, tilapia, thiof (a type of grouper), giant barracuda, tuna, lotte (monkfish), snapper, swordfish, mackerel, and yaboy (sardinella), and that's just the tip of the iceberg.What is thiof?
A white grouper, thiof is the Wolof name used by the L\xe9bou fisherman of north Dakar, who have long made a living from this iconic fish.Major flooding in Dakar Senegal today - Dakar pluie
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Answer 2
As a senegalese, I recommend you:
- Thiebu jen
This the most popular dish in Senegal. It looks like Spanish paella, but thiebu is more tasty. Home made is better than what they serve in the restaurant.
Yassa
Made off onions marinating with mustard, lemons. Usually server with Chicken. Fish yassa also is yummy.Maffe
West africa style curry.
There are different kinds:- Maffe with peanut butter
- Maffe with okrah
- Sour maffe
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