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What to eat in Eritrea

The 10 best dishes in Eritrea

Injera cooking with Italian touches.

1

Zigni

Best: Asmara

Beef stew in berbere, eaten with injera.

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2

Tsebhi

Eaten all over Eritrea

Eritrea's slow-cooked stews of chicken, beef or lamb in berbere, eaten with injera at every meal.

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Shiro

Eaten all over Eritrea

Ground chickpeas and spices cooked into a smooth, rich stew, the everyday dish of Eritrea.

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4

Ful

Best: Asmara

Mashed fava beans with chili and yogurt for breakfast.

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5

Kitcha fit-fit

Eaten all over Eritrea

Shredded flatbread with spiced butter and yogurt.

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6

Injera

Eaten all over Eritrea

Spongy, sour flatbread of fermented teff that is both the plate and the spoon.

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7

Hilbet

Eaten all over Eritrea

A whipped paste of lentils, broad beans and fenugreek, served as a light, creamy side for injera.

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Pasta al sugo

Best: Asmara

Spaghetti in spiced tomato sauce, a legacy of Italian Asmara still served at its old cafés.

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9

Tihlo

Best: Tigray region

Barley dough balls in a spicy sauce.

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10

Suwa

Eaten all over Eritrea

A cloudy, lightly sour home-brewed beer of sorghum or barley, served at weddings and holidays.

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