The NKOSI Senegalese thiéboudienne kit brings together 5 products to cook ceebu jën, the fish and rice dish recognised as the national dish of Senegal. It contains the tomato paste, oil, rice, smoked fish and stock needed for the recipe; the fresh fish and vegetables are still to be added.
What's in the thiéboudienne kit?
- 1 DIEG BOU DIAR double concentrated tomato paste, 400 g
- 1 NUMBER ONE red palm oil, 500 mL
- 1 ORCHIDÉE once-broken rice, Thai jasmine rice, 1 kg
- 1 NUMBER ONE smoked catfish fillet, 100 g
- 1 JUMBO fish stock powder, 1 kg
What is thiéboudienne?
Ceebu jën, also spelled thiéboudienne or thiébou dieune, was born in the fishing communities of the island of Saint-Louis, in northern Senegal. Its name comes from Wolof: “ceeb” means rice and “jën” means fish. It is a dish of broken rice cooked in a tomato sauce, served with fish and seasonal vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cassava and aubergine, among others), traditionally passed down from mother to daughter. In December 2021, UNESCO inscribed it on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Find the complete recipe for Senegalese thiéboudienne on the NKOSI blog.
What do you need to add yourself?
NKOSI no longer sells fresh products: to cook this thiéboudienne, you will need fresh fish (grouper, thiof or any firm-fleshed white fish, to be stuffed and cooked), seasonal vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cassava, aubergine, as you like), onion, garlic, parsley and fresh chilli. Stuff the fish with herbs, then sear it, make a tomato sauce with the palm oil and the stock, add the vegetables and leave to simmer, then cook the rice directly in this sauce before plating it all up with the crumbled smoked fish.
What to pair it with?
In the same range: Ivorian kedjenou kit. The whole range: recipe kits.
Product information
- Brand: NKOSI (combination of 5 products from different brands)
- Composition: DIEG BOU DIAR tomato paste, NUMBER ONE palm oil, ORCHIDÉE jasmine rice, NUMBER ONE smoked catfish fillet, JUMBO fish stock
- Allergens: contains fish (NUMBER ONE smoked catfish fillet, JUMBO fish stock) and soya (JUMBO fish stock); may contain traces of wheat, celery, eggs, milk and crustaceans (JUMBO fish stock)
- Storage: store each product in the kit according to the instructions on its own packaging, away from heat and moisture
