What is the best time to eat thiakry?
Thiakry is a true Senegalese comfort food. We enjoyed this dessert with mint tea which is so popular En savoir plus
How do you pronounce thiakry?
Maurice Muller
2025-10-21 05:29:12
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The first time I saw Thiakry at a Senegalese restaurant, I won’t lie, I kind of gave it a side eye.
It looked like a boring porridge that was another version of tapioca, and I was guessed that I would not like it… was I extra wrong.
Thiakry is pronounced cha-kry.
Thiakry is a sweet, creamy and mildly tangy dessert that is mostly native to Senegal and Gambia.
I could tell you that it is an elevated tapioca pudding, but I would not be doing this dish much justice; it is significantly better.
It can be topped with mangoes, raisins, coconuts or chopped nuts.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
Jacques Rodriguez
2025-10-21 05:12:47
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Thiakry is pronounced “cha-kree”.
Thiakry is a mix of yogurt, millet, and sugar or cinnamon.
It’s popular for breakfast or a sweet snack.
The thiakry made a delicious dessert after a fry-stuffed burger: sweet and creamy and speckled with millet.
It reminded us of sweetened yogurt sprinkled with wheat germ.
Thiakry can be found in refrigerated cases in just about any grocery store.
The Dakar-based Jaboot brand of thiakry can be found in refrigerated cases in just about any grocery store.
It’s hugely popular among locals for a quick and sweet breakfast.
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Édouard Millet
2025-10-21 02:58:12
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Millet is an important crop in Senegal, and thiakry also written thiakri, caakiri, and so on; pronounced “cha-kree” is one of its many common end products.
Thiakry is a sweet, creamy, and somewhat acidic delicacy from West Africa – Senegal and Gambia.
Thiakry couscous is well known as Degue, Chakery, or Chakri is a millet-based Senegalese delicacy.
What is Thiakry Made Of?
Thiakry is so prevalent that you can purchase it at almost any grocery store in Dakar.
It is a creamy and sweet blend of yogurt, millet also known as fonio, a traditional form of millet, or plain couscous, and sugar or cinnamon.
The original plain pearled couscous can also be used.
Pearled Couscous has a larger grain than regular couscous.
This meal can be eaten cold as a dessert with sugar and ice.
It’s popular for breakfast or as a dessert.