Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes Senegalese Recipes Home Page

Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the West African country of Senegal. Here you will find all the recipes from Senegal on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Senegalese recipes as possible. The current collection represents the largest gathering of Senegalese recipes into one place on the web today. As I travel to Senegal quite often, I always seek out new recipes and these are published here and nowhere else. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Senegal given below.)

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Senegal and its Cuisine

Senegal (French: le Sénégal); officially: République du Sénégal; Republic of Senegal achieved independence from France on June 20th, 1960. Senegal has a wide variety of ethnic groups and, as in most West African countries, several languages are widely spoken. The Wolof are the largest single ethnic group in Senegal at 43%; the Peul and Toucouleur (also known as Halpulaar, Fulbe or Fula) (24%) are the second biggest group, followed by others that include the Serer (15%), Lebou (10%), Jola (4%), Mandinka (3%), Maures or Naarkajors, Soninke, Bassari and many smaller communities (9%). French is the official language, used regularly by a minority of Senegalese educated in a system styled upon the colonial-era schools of French origin (Koranic schools are even more popular, but Arabic is not widely spoken outside of this context of recitation). Most people also speak their own ethnic language while, especially in Dakar, where Wolof is the lingua franca. Islam is the predominant religion, practiced by approximately 95 percent of the country's population; the Christian community, at 4 percent of the population, includes Roman Catholics and diverse Protestant denominations. There is also a tiny minority (1%) who practice animism, particularly in the southeastern region of the country. Islamic communities are generally organized around one of several Islamic Sufi orders or brotherhoods, headed by a khalif (xaliifa in Wolof, from Arabic khalīfa), who is usually a direct descendant of the group’s founder. The two largest and most prominent Sufi orders in Senegal are the Tijaniyya, whose largest sub-groups are based in the cities of Tivaouane and Kaolack, and the Murīdiyya (Murid), based in the city of Touba.

Senegalese cuisine probably ranks amongst the most multi-cultural of West Africa. Both Portugese and more importantly French influences can bee seen in this country's cuisines. Traditonal mid-day meals include rice with fish, sorghum porridge, or grits with milk. The evening meal is more typically stewed meat in a sauce served over sorghum couscous or fried fish on a bed of rice. Cooked rice is one of the most widespread dishes in Senegal, accompanied by fish and vegetables and different sauce types. Cooked rice is considered to be a national dish, together with peanut sauce (which is common to most of West Africa).

Seafood and fish are by far the most important ingredients and the use of meat is not common (though lamb, where available, is very popular). Many of the ingredients for Senegalese dishes, such as cabbages, carrots, tomatoes and potatoes are imported and okra is one of the few common native ingredients, showing the strong French influence on this country's cuisine. Indeed, baguettes can be found almost everywhere.


The alphabetical list of recipes from Senegal follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 37 recipes in total:


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Avocat aux Crevettes Senegalaise
(Senegalese Shrimp and Avocado)
     Origin: Senegal
L'Assiette des Assiettes
(The Dish of Dishes)
     Origin: Senegal
Senegalese Lemon Soup
     Origin: Senegal
Bouye Drink
(Baobab Fruit Drink)
     Origin: Senegal
Le Demitasse Dakar
     Origin: Senegal
Senegalese Rice and Fish
     Origin: Senegal
Ceebu Jën
(Rice and Fish)
     Origin: Senegal
Le Salade Côte Cap Vert
     Origin: Senegal
Senegalese Vegetable Stew with Millet
     Origin: Senegal
Chicken and Vegetable Curry
     Origin: Senegal
Mafé
     Origin: Senegal
Stefan's Cëebu Jen
     Origin: Senegal
Chips Bananes Plantains
(Plantain Crisps)
     Origin: Senegal
Maffe aux Legumes Arachid
(Beef or Lamb in Peanut Butter)
     Origin: Senegal
Stew with Millet
     Origin: Senegal
Crâme Glacée d'Arachide
(Peanut Ice Cream)
     Origin: Senegal
Mango, Chilli and Herb Marinade
     Origin: Senegal
Theboudienne
(Fish in the Manner of Dakar)
     Origin: Senegal
Fish Pyramid with Green Sauce
     Origin: Senegal
Mouton Yassa
(Mutton Yassa)
     Origin: Senegal
Thiacri Senegalaise
     Origin: Senegal
Footi Sauce à la Nene Galle Diallo
     Origin: Senegal
Mulet Farci à la Saint-Louisienne
(Stuffed Mullet in the style of Saint-Louis)
     Origin: Senegal
Thiou a la Viande
(Senegalese Beef Stew)
     Origin: Senegal
Glace de Banane á la Mamadou
(Mamadou's Banana Glace)
     Origin: Senegal
Ngalakh
     Origin: Senegal
Yassa
     Origin: Senegal
Goût de piments et de carotte
(Chilli and Carrot Relish)
     Origin: Senegal
Nyeleng
(Beef and Peanut Gumbo)
     Origin: Senegal
Yassa Au Poulet de la Casamance
(Chicken Yassa in the Manner of Casamarance)
     Origin: Senegal
Hot Coconut Plantains
     Origin: Senegal
Poisson Yassa
(Fish Yassa)
     Origin: Senegal
Yassa Poulet
(Chicken Yassa)
     Origin: Senegal
Jus de Bissap
     Origin: Senegal
Riz Senegalais
(Senegalese Rice)
     Origin: Senegal
Kima
(Chopped Beef and Chilli Fry)
     Origin: Senegal
Senegalese Guava Juice
     Origin: Senegal

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