Yassa (food)

Yassa
Chicken yassa
CourseMain
Place of originSenegal
Region or stateWest Africa
Associated cuisineSenegalese cuisine
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsPoultry, fish or lamb, onions, lemon, and mustard

Yassa is a spicy dish prepared with onions and either marinated poultry, marinated fish or marinated lamb. Originally from Senegal, yassa has become popular throughout West Africa. Chicken yassa (also known as yassa au poulet), prepared with onions, lemon or mustard, is a specialty from Senegal.[1] Other meats used for yassa are lamb and fish.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bragger, Jeannette D.; Rice, Donald B. (2012). Quant a moi (5 ed.). Cengage. p. 43. ISBN 9781111354176.
  2. ^ Harris, Jessica B. (1998). The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent. Simon and Schuster. p. 234. ISBN 9780684802756.
  3. ^ Weibel, Alexa. "Chicken Yassa (Chicken With Onions, Citrus and Chile)". Retrieved 9 May 2020.

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