Kitfo

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Kitfo (sometimes ketfo) is a traditional dish found in Ethiopian cuisine. It consists of minced raw beef, heated and marinated in mitmita, a spicy chili powder based spice blend, and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices). Kitfo cooked lightly rare is known as kitfo leb leb.^[1] Kitfo may be served alongside, or mixed with, mild cheese and cooked greens. In many parts of Ethiopia kitfo is served with injera, a flatbread made from teff, although in traditional Gurage cuisine, one would use kocho, a thick bread made from the ensete plant. An ensete leaf may be used as a garnish. Though not considered a delicacy, kitfo is generally held in high regard.

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

[edit] See also

• Gored gored
• Steak tartare
• Kibbeh nayyeh
• Raw foodism

[edit] References

• 1. ^ Mesfin, D.J. Exotic Ethiopian Cooking (2006): 124, 129. Falls Church, VA: Ethiopian Cookbooks Enterprises.

[edit] External links

• Kitfo recipe

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