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Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisines characteristically consists of vegetable and often very spicy meat dishes, usually in the form of wat (also w'et, wot or tsebhi), a thick stew, served atop injera, a large sourdough flatbread, [1] which is about 50 centimeters (20 inches) in diameter and made out of fermented teff flour. [1]
Injera is thus simultaneously a food, eating utensil, and plate. When the entire "tablecloth" of injera is gone, the meal is over. In Ethiopia and Eritrea, injera is eaten daily in virtually every household. Outside of Ethiopia and Eritrea, injera may be found in grocery stores and restaurants specializing in Ethiopian and Eritrean cooking.
Zigni (Tigrinya: ዝግኒ), kaih tsebhi (Tigrinya: ቀይሕ ጸብሒ) or kai wat (Amharic: ቀይ ወጥ) [1] [2] is a popular Eritrean and Ethiopian stew (tsebhi or wat) made from meat, tomatoes, red onions and Berbere spices. [1]
The main traditional food in Eritrean cuisine is tsebhi , served with injera (flatbread made from teff, wheat, or sorghum and hilbet (paste made from legumes; mainly lentil and faba beans). A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, goat, lamb or fish.
It is often consumed with dark or sergegna injera. [2] Shiro can be cooked and added to shredded injera or taita and eaten with a spoon; this version is called shiro fit-fit. Shiro is a vegan food, but there are non-vegan variations that use niter kibbeh (a spiced, clarified butter) or meat (in which case it is called bozena shiro).
Injera fit-fit (enjera fetfet; [1] also taita fit-fit in Tigrinya) is a combination of shredded injera, berbere, onions, and clarified butter.Variations on this basic recipe are common [1] in which the name of the additional item is commonly used as a prefix (e.g. injera with shiro is called shiro fit-fit).
Original Harari Mesob. Mesob (Amharic: መሶብ) or Harar Mesob is a Harari basket used for storing injera, an Ethiopian and Eritrean flatbread. [1] [2] It is widely depicted as a cultural symbol for Ethiopia, made from locally grown and partially dyed grass and palm leaves known for strength and durability.
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