Kitfo

Kitfo (Amharic: ክትፎ, IPA: [kɨtfo]) is an Ethiopian traditional dish that originated among the Gurage people.

The word comes from the Ethio-Semitic triconsonantal root k-t-f, meaning “to chop finely; mince”.

[1] Kitfo is often served alongside — or sometimes mixed with — a mild cheese called ayibe or cooked greens known as gomen.

In many parts of Ethiopia, kitfo is served with injera, a spongy, absorbent sourdough crêpe-like flatbread made from fermented teff flour; in traditional Gurage cuisine replaces this with kocho, a thick flatbread made of the ensete plant.

[citation needed] It is served on special occasions such as holidays like Meskel on 27 September, the feast celebrating the Finding of the True Cross.