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Metata ayib

Fresh curd cheese packed with spices and matured in a sealed clay pot

Ethiopia Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

A Gurage speciality aged for weeks with chilli and korerima until pungent, eaten with kocho at feasts.

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What is Metata ayib?

Metata ayib is a cheese & dairy from Ethiopia: fresh curd cheese packed with spices and matured in a sealed clay pot. A Gurage speciality aged for weeks with chilli and korerima until pungent, eaten with kocho at feasts.

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cheesespices

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fermented

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