How to pronounce Bassi salté

Bassi salté is written ceere bassi salté where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /baːsi salte/. In plain English letters that is BAH-see sal-TAY, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Bassi salté?

Bassi salté is a main dish of Senegal. Where it comes from: Sine-Saloum. People usually eat it on festive days. Its main ingredients are lamb and corn. It tastes sweet and savory.

Where Bassi salté comes from

Bassi salté is one of 13 signature dishes of Senegal on this map.

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