Wat or wet, known as tsebhi in Tigrinya (also wot; Amharicወጥweṭ, Tigrinyaጸብሒṣebḥī) is an Ethiopian and Eritreanstew which may be prepared with chicken, beef, lamb, a variety of vegetables, and spice mixtures such as berbere and niter kibbeh, a seasoned clarified butter. Tigrinya (Geez ትáŒáˆáŠ› tigriññÄ, also spelled Tigrigna) is a Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in central Eritrea (there referred to as the Tigrinya people), where it is one of the main working languages (Eritrea does not have official languages), and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (whose... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Tigrinya (Geez ትáŒáˆáŠ› tigriññÄ, also spelled Tigrigna) is a Semitic language spoken by the Tigray-Tigrinya people in central Eritrea (there referred to as the Tigrinya people), where it is one of the main working languages (Eritrea does not have official languages), and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia (whose... Beef Stew A stew is a common dish made of vegetables (particularly potatoes or beans), meat, poultry, or seafood cooked in some sort of broth or sauce. ... Berbere is an Ethiopian spice mixture whose ingredients usually include chilies, ginger, cloves, coriander, and allspice. ... Niter kibbeh or niter qibe (Geez ንጥሠቅቤ niá¹er ḳibÄ“) is a seasoned clarified butter used in Ethiopian cooking. ... Clarified butter is butter that has been rendered to separate the milk solids and water from the butter fat. ...
Wats are traditionally eaten with injera, a spongy flat bread made from the millet-like grain known as teff. Doro wat is one such stew, made from chicken and sometimes hard-boiled eggs; the ethnologist Donald Levine records that doro wat was the most popular traditional food in Ethiopia, often eaten as part of a group who share a communcal bowl and basket of injera.[1] Another is Sega wat, made with beef. This meal, consisting of injera and several kinds of wat or tsebhi (stew), is typical of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. ... For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation). ... Pearl millet in the field The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. ... Binomial name Eragrostis tef (Zucc. ... Opened soft-boiled egg in an egg cup. ...
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^ Donald N. Levine, Wax and Gold: Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Culture (Chicago: University Press, 1972), p. 132
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The transition of world agriculture from food grain to feed grains represents an...evil whose consequences may be far greater and longer lasting than any past examples of violence inflicted by men against thier fellow human beings.
Foods that are healthful and life sustaining are to be prepared, so that men and women will not need to eat meat.
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