Zigni
Eritrea's fiery red beef stew
Think of it as: Like a chili con carne with Ethiopian-style spice
Injera's spicy best friend.
What does it taste like?
Deep, warm spice and real heat, softened by sweet onions.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureFall-apart tender
What is it?
Beef slow-cooked with onions, tomato and berbere, a fiery spice blend. Considered Eritrea's national dish, it's piled onto injera, the tangy sourdough flatbread.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Spooned onto injera and scooped up with torn pieces using the right hand.
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🇪🇷Eritrea
CapitalAsmara
Populationabout 3.6 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesAgriculture, Mining (gold, copper), Fishing
Famous peopleZersenay TadeseLong-distance runner who set a half marathon world record
HelloSelam (Tigrinya)
CurrencyNakfa
Fun factAsmara is packed with Italian-era modernist buildings, and the whole city is a World Heritage Site.
The flag🇪🇷 Green for farming, blue for the sea, red for blood shed for independence; the gold olive branch stands for peace.
From Tokyoabout 9,960 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Asmara
Getting there20+ hours with connectionsrough guide
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🇪🇷 Sounds & life in Eritrea
ሰላምHello（Selam (Tigrinya)）
Ge'ez
Ge'ez
Right now…
AnthemErtra, Ertra, Ertra
SportRoad cycling
Biniam Girmay (cycling, first Black African to win a Tour de France stage) World HeritageAsmara: A Modernist African City and more FestivalIndependence Day (May 24)
SportRoad cycling
Biniam Girmay (cycling, first Black African to win a Tour de France stage) World HeritageAsmara: A Modernist African City and more FestivalIndependence Day (May 24)
Ingredients
- 500g beef
- 3 onions
- 2 tomatoes
- 2-3 tbsp berbere
- 3 garlic cloves
- 4 tbsp oil
- Salt
Can't find it? Mix paprika, chili, cumin and coriander if you can't find berbere.
How to make it (one way)
- Finely chop onions and dry-cook them to drive off moisture
- Add oil, garlic and berbere and fry
- Add tomatoes and cook down
- Add cubed beef and water, simmer about 1 hour
- Season and serve on injera
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