Ethiopia: Menu of Typical Dishes
A list of typical Ethiopian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan an Ethiopian-style meal, party or festival.
Typical Ethiopian Dishes
Dairy
- Iab (Ethiopian fresh cheese)
Poultry
- Doro Wat (Chicken stewed in red pepper paste)
Meats
- Kitfo (Beef tartare)
- Sik Sik Wat (Beef stewed in red pepper paste)
- Yebeg Alicha (Lamb stew)
- Zilzil Alicha (Beef with green pepper sauce)
Fish and Seafood
- Ya Assa Tibs (Pan-fried spicy trout)
Vegetables and Beans
- Duba Wat (Spicy squash stew)
- Mesir Wat (Red lentil puree)
- Shiro Wat (Split green pea puree; see Mesir Wat recipe notes)
- Iab be Gomen (Fresh cheese with collard greens; see Iab Recipe variations)
- Yataklete Kilkil (Gingered vegetable stew)
- Yemiser Selatta (Lentil salad)
Breads and Grains
- Dabo Kolo (Chickpea crackers)
- Injera (Ethiopian sourdough crepe)
- Quick Injera (Ethiopian crepe)
- Yemarina Yewotet Dabo (Ethiopian spiced honey bread)
Sauces and Condiments
- Berberé (Red pepper paste)
- Niter Kibbeh (Spiced clarified butter)
