Thieboudienne
| Alternative names | Benechin, ceebu jën |
|---|---|
| Type | Main dish |
| Place of origin | Saint-Louis, Senegal |
| Cooking time | |
| Main ingredients | Fish and rice |
| Ingredients generally used | Vegetables |
| Variations | Meat |
| Similar dishes | Jollof rice |
Tiep (alternatively thieb, benechin, benachin, or jollof rice) is a traditional dish from Senegal that is also consumed in Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, The Gambia, and other West and Central African countries. It is the national dish in Senegal. The version of tiep called thieboudienne, ceebu jën or chebu jen (Wolof: ceebu jën; French: thiéboudiène) is prepared with fish, broken rice and tomato sauce cooked in one pot. There are also tiep yappa (with meat) and tiep ganaar (with chicken) varieties. Additional ingredients often include onions, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, cassava, hot pepper, lime and peanut oil, and stock cubes.