EDITORIAL DRAFT · RECIPE

Chechebsa

Pieces of flatbread tossed with spiced butter and berbere, commonly eaten for breakfast.

Time30 min
Yield3–4 servings
TraditionsEthiopian · Eritrean
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vegetarianEthiopianEritrean
INGREDIENTS

What you need.

  • 2 large roundsplain flatbread or kita
  • 3 tbspniter kibbeh
  • 1 tbspberbere
  • to tastesalt
  • optional for servingyogurt or honey
Ingredient amounts scaled to 1×. Cooking time and pan size may not scale linearly.
METHOD

How to make it.

  1. 1Cook or warm the flatbread and tear into bite-size pieces.
  2. 2Melt niter kibbeh gently and stir in berbere.
  3. 3Toss bread thoroughly in the spiced butter.
  4. 4Season and serve warm, optionally with yogurt or honey.
VARIATION

Households differ.

Names and preparation differ across Ethiopian and Eritrean traditions.

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