Senegal - Presentation Flashcards
Where is Senegal located?
West africa
What is the cuisine like in the south?
Caldou
Yass
What is caldou?
fish stew with lime, tomatoes and served on white rice
What is yassa?
grilled chicken dish in a marinade overnigfht
What are the 4 staple foods of Casamance?
1) white rice
2) folio (millet)
3) game meat
3) Dibiteries
What are dibiteries?
Butcher shops in the rainforest
In the north, the cuisine is heavily based on __
fish, seafood and couscous (close proximity to atlas tic ocean and senegal river)
What is the major dish in the east?
A senegalese dish: Maafe
What us Maafe?
-beef lamp or fish covered in thick peanut sauce and served with vegetables, rice/potatoes
What kind of influence is in the west?
Vietnamese
What is Ataya?
In the west, a traditional chinese gunpowder tea
What is the Ataya 3 tea cup ritual?
1 st serving: bitter, strong taste
2nd serving: A little mint
3rd serving: A lot of min and sugar
When is the Ataya ritual performed?
When one wants to relax
(T/F) men and women eat and the same tables at dinner time
False
How do people eat?
Sit on floor, communal bowl of food and one big meal at end and in the middle of the day
How is the day started ?
with bread
What is bissap?
A common drink
What is Thieboudienne?
Rice cooked in tomato sauce with vegetables and fish
What is the national dish of Senegal?
Ceebu Jen
What are 4 essential Senegalese flavours in the national dish?
- Gejj (dried fermented fish)
- Tamarind paste
- Chili flakes
- Hibiscus
What is Rof in Ceebu Jen?
Stuffing for the fish
What the Xoon is Cebu Jen?
blackened crust at the bottom of the pan
What is the main meal?
AN
“one course hared affair” is lunch
eat from a cool plate with their hands
What is Ceeb?
A rice dish
Give an example of a rice dish
Ceebu Jen
What is Reer?
Dinner
What is the main issue with nutritional adequacy?
Protein intake insufficient.
difficult to measure since eating is from same bowl, no individual portions
What is the main source of protein?
Fish, may be source of mercury poisoning
Name the staple carbohydrates
- cousous
- rice (cheeb)
- millet (folio)
What proteins accompany meals?
Chicken
Fish
Nuts (peanuts)
What are some common vegetables incorporated in meals?
Tomatoes
Cap page
Eggplant
Okra
___ of daily EI comes from carbohydrates
2/3
What are the main deficiencies?
Iron (84% children)
Iodine (especially SW)
Vitamin A
Senegal economy is majorly dependent on ___ with are extremely vulnerable to ___
cash crops and fisheries
climate change
