Italian Eritrean cuisine

They brought the use of pasta to Italian Eritrea, and it is a staple food eaten in present-day Asmara.

[3] Eritrean restaurants include more Italian options, such as spaghetti or lasagna, in what amounts to a hearty embrace of their former colonial rulers.

Tim Carman[3]It is more common to find people eating the Italian Eritrean cuisine in the capital, Asmara.

Asmara has been regarded as "New Rome" or "Italy's African City" due to its Italian influence, not only in the architecture, but also for the wide streets, piazzas and coffee bars.

In the boulevards, lined with palms and trees, there are many bars, restaurants and cafes,[4] serving cappuccinos and lattes, as well as gelato parlours.

A vintage Gaggia espresso machine in a bar in Eritrea
Panettone ; due to the Italian influence on Eritrea, this bread is commonly served with tea or during the coffee ceremony
Eritrea Italiana. Red points are the new borders of Eritrea, enlarged in 1936 in the Governorate of Eritrea