Eritrean cuisine

Eritrean cuisine is based on Eritrea's native culinary traditions, but also arises from social interchanges with other regions.

A typical traditional Eritrean dish consists of injera accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, goat, lamb or fish.

[1] Additionally, owing to its colonial history, cuisine in Eritrea features more Italian influences than are present in Ethiopian cooking, including more pasta specials and greater use of curry powders and cumin.

[5] When eating injera diners generally share food from a large tray placed in the centre of a low dining table.

[citation needed] The stews that accompany injera are usually made from beef, chicken, lamb, goat, mutton, or vegetables.

[7] Most dishes common to Eritrea are either meat-based or vegetable-based stews that are served over the spongy, fermented bread injera.