Thiere

Senegalese couscous dish originating from the Serer Serer people.

Thiere (Saadj)

Saadj/Thiere with lamb

Alternative names| Saac, Saay, Cere, or Chere
Place of origin| Senegal

Thiere or tyere or cere from Wolof cere, itself from the Serer name Ceereer ne (the Serer people); or saadj in Serer[1] or Saay in Serer Saafi and Cangin, is a millet based Senegalese couscous.[2][3] It is traditionally consumed during evenings or special occasions such as weddings or Tamkharit, the Muslim new year Ashura in Wolof.

Thiere is very versatile and can be eaten with fermented milk or cream and sugar as a breakfast cereal or prepared just as a standard couscous.

## References

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1. ^ Serer Niominka dialect: saac.
2. ^ François Sigaut, Hélène Franconie, Monique Chastanet (2010). Couscous, boulgour et polenta transformer et consommer les céréales dans le monde. p. 161.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ Fatou Ndoye, Pascale Moity-Maïzi, Cécile Broutin (2002). Le poisson fumé sur la Petite Côte Sénégalaise. p. 87\. ISBN 9782759214396.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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