Food in Ethiopia

There are many essential dishes in Ethiopian culture. The dishes are considered to be the most healthiest and the most tastiest. The food is typically eaten with your hands. There is a gesture when close family and friends feed each other at dinner. This is called Gursha. This is a nice gesture that represents love.  In Ethiopia, on Wednesdays and Fridays, people eat a vegan diet. Ethiopian food is one of the best things to eat for vegans and vegetarians because there are many options. Listed below are the 10 most essential parts of Ethiopian food:
1.) Injera
2.) Tibs
3.) Shiro
4.) Berbere
5.) Kitfo
6.) Coffee
7.) Tej
8.) Juices
9.) Fir-Fir
10.) Doro wat
Injera is used as a way to pick up the food from off of your plate. The injera is also underneath of all of the food placed on the plate. Tibs are meat chunks that is known as the go-to dish. Shiro is known as the peasant's dish, and consists of flour, split peas, and chickpeas. Berbere is known as chili pepper. There are many ingredients that go into making this dish. The majority are peppers and spices. The peppers and spices are ground together to make a powder-like substance  Kitfo is ground raw beef that is usually served with gomen; or cooked greens. Coffee is grown locally in Ethiopia and is the birthplace. Coffee is usually served with a coffee ceremony. Tej is an alcoholic beverage, otherwise known as honey wine. This is considered the national drink. The juices that people drink in Ethiopia are made with fresh fruit. The most popular one being made with avocado. Fir-fir is more of a breakfast food made with left-over injera. Doro wat is made with free-ranged chicken and gomen.