# The best Ethiopian dishes

Ethiopian food, eaten with the hands on a shared platter of injera, according to Migrationology, Eater and Ethiopian food guides.

- 31 votes · 12 items
- Sep 19, 2026 · fitfam_victoria
- https://even.best/en/l/880/the-best-ethiopian-dishes

## Top 10

1. **Injera** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Spongy sour teff flatbread that is plate, cutlery and staple at once.
2. **Kitfo** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Minced raw beef with mitmita and spiced butter, from the Gurage people.
3. **Beyaynetu** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Vegan platter of colourful stews on injera, served on fasting days.
4. **Gomen** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Collard greens cooked with garlic and ginger.
5. **Ethiopian coffee ceremony** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Beans roasted, ground and brewed in a jebena, in three rounds.
6. **Doro wat** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Chicken stewed in berbere and niter kibbeh with hard-boiled eggs; the most celebrated dish, for holidays.
7. **Shiro wat** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Smooth chickpea flour stew, a fasting-day favourite.
8. **Misir wat** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Red lentils stewed in berbere.
9. **Tibs** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sautéed cubes of beef or lamb with onion, rosemary and chilli, often served sizzling.
10. **Firfir** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Shredded injera tossed with spiced sauce, a breakfast dish.
11. **Genfo** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Thick barley or wheat porridge with spiced butter and berbere.
12. **Tej** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Honey wine flavoured with gesho leaves.

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