Senegal national dish added to Unesco heritage list
Ceebu jën, also known as thiébou dieune, a traditional dish made of rice, fish and a variety of vegetables is photographed in a house in the Parcelles Assainies in Senegal's capital Dakar on December 15, 2021. Unesco on December 15, 2021 registered the dish as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. PHOTO | SEYLLOU | AFP
The United Nations' cultural agency Unesco on Wednesday added Senegal's national dish, a rice-and-fish platter called "thiebou dieune", to its cultural heritage list.
Senegal's culture ministry applied to include the dish, which is widely consumed in the West African country, on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in October.
