Bakary Soumare, Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski prep the Maafe for a meal with Issa's aunties. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0039.jpg
Everyone gathers around to taste the Ceebu jën. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0005.jpg
Aissa Diop, Issa Rae and Marie Diop wait for the Soupe Kanja to be served. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0011.jpg
Antoni Porowski, Aissa Diop, Moi Ndeye Fatou and Issa Rae making Soupe Kanja. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0010.jpg
Soupe Kanja, a traditional Senegalese dish. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0004.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Issa Rae walk on the beach in Dakar, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0038.jpg
Aissa Diop, Issa Rae and Marie Diop dine on Soupe Kanja. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0012.jpg
Moi Ndeye Fatou, Antoni Porowski and Marie Diop eat Soupe Kanja on a rooftop. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0013.jpg
Antoni Porowski, Issa Rae, Papa Abdoulaye Sene and Hamade Ndiaye at the compound. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0017.jpg
Soupe Kanja, a traditional Senegalese dish. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0003.jpg
Soupe Kanja, a traditional Senegalese dish. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0002.jpg
Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski walking through Papa Abdoulaye Sene's compound. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0016.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Issa Rae sit at the market in Dakar, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0014.jpg
Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski help prepare the ceere mboum, a traditional Senegalese dish. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0028.jpg
Marie Caroline, Abi Diedhiou, Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski prepare the ceere mboum, a traditional Senegalese dish. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0029.jpg
Antoni Porowski in Dakar, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0015.jpg
The process of making Soupe Kanja. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0001.jpg
Issa Rae in Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0044.jpg
Mama Yacine, Fatima Fall, Issa Rae, Antoni Porowski, Papa Abdoulaye Sene and Hamade Ndiaye sit in a circle eating Ceebu jën. (Credit: National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0045.jpg
Issa Rae in Dakar, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0041.jpg
Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski walk on the beach in Dakar, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0040.jpg
Marie Diop, Marie Diop, Aissa Diop, Issa Rae and Moi Ndeye Fatou. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0042.jpg
Issa Rae in Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0043.jpg
Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski walk along the beach in Dakar. (National Geographic)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_UHD_001.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Issa Rae outside Mama Yacine's house in Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0018.jpg
Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski smell the moringa leaves they've just picked. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0024.jpg
Marie Caroline, Abi Diedhiou, Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski prepare the ceere mboum, a traditional Senegalese dish. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0030.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Marie Caroline look through Marie's book collection. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0031.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Issa Rae walk through the streets of Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0025.jpg
Fatima Fall, Issa Rae, Antoni Porowski, Papa Abdoulaye Sene and Hamade Ndiaye gather and wait for the Ceebu jën. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0019.jpg
Aissa Diop, Issa Rae, Marie Diop, Moi Ndeye Fatou and Antoni Porowski about to eat Soupe Kanja. (National Geographic)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_UHD_002.jpg
Issa Rae, Antoni Porowski and Abdou Karim Fall meet in Saint-Louis. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0033.jpg
Abi Diedhiou and Antoni Porowski making lalo. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0027.jpg
Issa Rae, Antoni Porowski and Marie Caroline talk about the benefits of moringa. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0026.jpg
Antoni Porowski in Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0032.jpg
Issa Rae and Antoni Porowski are excited to taste Ceebu jÎn. (National Geographic)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_UHD_003.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Issa Rae on the beach in Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0036.jpg
Antoni Porowski and Issa Rae hug on a roof in Saint-Louis, Senegal. (National Geographic/John Wendle)Episode: #05 "Issa Rae’s Senegalese Royal Roots"Air Date 03/09/2025106_IssaRae_NoTasteLikeHome_0022.jpg
