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Article: A taste of Senegal: exotic and tantalizing, West African cuisine merges traditional French and Portuguese foods with those of local tribal groups for unique and inspiring offerings.(culinary creations)
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- May 1, 2008
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The author, Wilbert Jones, traveled to Senegal as part a Nando's Chickenland Inc.-sponsored humanitarian mission to distribute mosquito netting in Africa. Jones explored the local cuisine, including working with the Senegalese in preparing native dishes.--Eds.
The West African country, Senegal, has a style of cooking (a.k.a. Senegalese cuisine) that is as diverse as the 12 million people who live in this former, French-colonized, Atlantic-coastal country.
The French, Portuguese and several African tribal groups have played an important role in defining Senegalese cuisine. Many signature recipes and food products use much fish, seafood and groundnuts ...