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/bɛɚˈbɛɚ.ɹeɪ/ · noun
A spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, and other spices, which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine..
Food in Ethiopia is always seasoned with berberè, a kind of pimiento.
Wat is a sauce composed of legumes, including horsebeans, chickpeas, kidneybeans, and lentils pounded to a flour, and mixed with spices. First berbere (red pepper) is dried and ground, then mixed with onions and butter, thus forming a thick cream.
In Ethiopia, a volcanic pepper and spice seasoning, berbere, is widely used, and the stews called wats are eaten with a spongy flat bread, injera.
Use berbere when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Berbere means A spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, and other spices, which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine..
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Food in Ethiopia is always seasoned with berberè, a kind of pimiento.
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