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Ethiopia

Ask what Ethiopia eats and the answer starts with this: spongy injera topped with fiery berbere stews, spiced butter, legumes and raw beef; home of coffee culture. Look for Injera (spongy sour teff flatbread; base and utensil for nearly every meal), Doro wat (chicken slow-stewed in berbere and spiced butter with hard-boiled eggs) and Kitfo (minced raw beef warmed with mitmita chili and clarified butter). Teff was domesticated in the Ethiopian highlands thousands of years ago; the batter ferments two to three days with ersho starter before hitting a clay mitad. This atlas has 50 Ethiopia dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

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  • Kinche

    Cracked wheat or barley boiled plain and dressed with spiced butter. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking.…

  • Kik alicha

    Mild yellow split-pea stew with turmeric and ginger. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 6. A…

  • Kolo

    Roasted barley, chickpeas and safflower seeds nibbled with coffee. Ready in 10 min prep and 40 min cooking. 500 g.…

  • Metata ayib

    Fresh curd cheese packed with spices and matured in a sealed clay pot. A cheese & dairy recipe from Ethiopia.

  • Mitmita

    Orange-red powder of bird’s eye chili, korarima and clove, hotter than berbere. Ready in 15 min prep and 10 min…

  • Misir wat

    Red lentils simmered in berbere; staple of fasting platters. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Sambusa

    Deep-fried triangle of pastry stuffed with spiced beef or beans. Ready in 50 min prep and 30 min cooking. About…

  • Shameta

    Thick fermented porridge of barley or maize enriched with butter and milk. Ready in 30 min prep and 40 min…

  • Shiro wat

    Silky spiced chickpea-flour stew, everyday and fasting favorite. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A…

  • Tej

    Golden honey wine fermented with gesho leaves. A wine & spirit recipe from Ethiopia.