Waitress Maritou Djigal says that "thiebou dienn, " Senegal's national dish made of Jolof rice with fish, is the meal of choice in the Harlem eatery.

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Welcoming his guest in formal clothes with a lantern, the farmer allows it to rest in a guest room before assisting it with a bath and offering a meal of rice, beans and fish.

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The prep staff stock the pullout drawers beneath the counters with slabs of marinated meat and fish, serving-size baggies of pasta and crabmeat, steaming bowls of brown rice and mashed potatoes.

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