Fit-fit


Fit-fit or fir-fir,, is an Eritrean and Ethiopian food typically served for breakfast. It is generally made with shredded flat bread, spiced clarified butter, and the hot spice berbere. There are two major varieties of fit-fit depending on the type of flatbread being used: the sourdough injera and the unleavened kitcha.

Injera fit-fit

Injera fit-fit is a combination of shredded injera, berbere, onions, and clarified butter. Variations on this basic recipe are common in which the name of the additional item is commonly used as a prefix. For instance, if one were to add shiro, the resulting dish would be called shiro fit-fit. If one were to add broth it would be called mereq fit-fit.
In Eritrea, leftover meat sauces are often added to injera fit-fit and served for breakfast with raw chili peppers and yoghurt on the side. Similarly, in Ethiopia, leftover wat is used as a main ingredient along with injera.
Injera fit-fit can be eaten with a spoon when served in a bowl or eaten with the right hand when served atop of another piece of injera as is typical in Ethiopian or Eritrean cuisine.

Kitcha fit-fit

Kitta fer-fer is a combination of shredded kitcha or kitta, berbere, and clarified butter. Kitta fit-fit is sometimes eaten with plain yogurt.
Unlike most Ethiopian foods, kitta fer-fer is eaten with a utensil. A dry variation is called kitcha in Tigrinya.