How to pronounce Lakh

Lakh is written laax where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /laːx/. In plain English letters that is LAHKH, 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 Lakh?

Lakh is a dessert of Senegal. Where it comes from: All Senegal. People usually eat it on festive days and at teatime. Its main ingredients are corn and dairy & cheese. It tastes sweet and sour.

Where Lakh comes from

Lakh is one of 13 signature dishes of Senegal on this map.

• Soupe kandia supu kànja · Soup & stew · All Senegal

  Soupe kandia, or soupou kandja, is an okra stew cooked with palm oil and served with rice.

• Mafé mafe · Main dish · All Senegal

  Mafé, maafe or maffé is a stew of meat or fish cooked in a smooth sauce of peanut paste, often with tomato and vegetables, and in Senegal it is served with rice.

• Bissap · Drink · All Senegal

  Bissap is Senegal's most popular drink: a purplish-red juice made by steeping the flowers of roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa, in water and sweetening it with sugar, sometimes with fresh mint or orange blossom.

• Attaya ataaya · Drink · All Senegal

  Attaya, also written ataya or ataaya, is the green mint tea of Senegal and the elaborate ritual of preparing it.

• Thiéboudienne ceebu jën · Rice dish · Saint-Louis

  Ceebu jën, written thieboudienne in French, means "rice and fish" in Wolof.

• Yassa · Main dish · Casamance

  Yassa is chicken or fish marinated for hours in lemon juice, mustard and a mountain of onions, then grilled and simmered in the marinade until the onions turn soft and golden.

Food of Senegal

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• Pastel de nata · Dessert · Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

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