The Signature Dish of Senegal Has Become a Harlem Favorite

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Thiebou djenn, the national dish of Senegal

Thiebou djenne (“pronounced cheb-oo-dzen,” and spelled many different ways) is agreed to be the national dish of Senegal. But let’s call it cheb for short, the name used by most of its adherents. Senegal lies at Africa’s westernmost point, where it sticks its broad chin out into the Atlantic. Coastal areas and …