Ethiopian Kitfo ) - Best RAW BEEF Ethiopian Food

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Rating: 4.0; Vote: 1

Filmed in October 2013, in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. I first need to start off by saying that Ethiopians love to eat, and their food is incredibly delicious. I knew I loved Ethiopian food before I ever visited the country, but when I was there, I was amazed at just how incredible the food was everywhere I ate. Here's another thing about Ethiopian food, there is plenty of vegetarian food available and many people who follow the Ethiopian Orthodox faith normally fast (this means not eating any animals products on Wednesdays and Fridays, and during lent. That being said, meat is loved in Ethiopia, and one of the most famous and most loved dishes is minced raw beef known as kitfo. Now it can be a bold statement to say that a certain food is the most beloved dish of a country, but the only reason I say that is because just about every Ethiopian I know, friends in Kenya, USA, and from watching people in Ethiopia, I really think that it's one of the dishes that's most loved by Ethiopians. Kitfo ) is a special food, it's not something that's eaten on a daily basis, it's eaten more during celebrations. Before going to Ethiopia, I had eaten kitfo ) on numerous occasions at restaurants, so it was a dish I knew I wanted to eat when I was in Addis Ababa. I decided to go to a restaurant known as Yohannes Kitfo - this is a kitfo house, in other words, you come to this restaurant to eat one dish only: kitfo. The restaurant is actually pretty nice, tucked back in the quiet neighborhood and in a nice peaceful place to dine. There are two different methods of kitfo, the leb leb version is slightly cooked, and the other version is served completely raw. I decided to go completely raw in an effort to taste the truest taste of the beef, but the leb leb version might be a little bit of a safer option when it comes to bacteria. But that being said, they use only the freshest meat so that the beef is high quality and excellent to eat raw. What exactly is Kitfo? It's minced raw beef that's mixed with a mitmita, a blend of Ethiopian spices, and then some Ethiopian butter known as nitter kibbeh is mixed into the meat. The spices and butter give the minced beef some extreme delicious flavor. The meat is served with injera, the staple, and also some extra pieces of hard bread known as kocho - this was my first ever time to sample this bread made from ensete (similar to a banana) flour. The kitfo ) was served in a bowl, with gomen (collard greens) and a couple of different cheese on the side. I was so excited to dig in for my first bite as soon as it arrived, it was a huge pile of meat That first bite was absolutely sensational, I could hardly contain how good it actually was The meat was so well seasoned and it really just melted in my mouth. The kitfo went extremely well with the injera and also the kocho bread
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Ali Clark
That kitfu is truly disgusting And because the body has great difficulty in digesting raw meat, you will almost always get sick to your stomach. Many Ethiopians complain about stomach ulcers. Its mostly indigestion and they call it ulcers because its easier to say and more widely know because of the english language deficiencies. You can try KITFU if you want. Just remember what i said. Oh yeah, and make sure you have a good colon cleanser handy. You will need it
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Mari Addis
I can understand if people are grossed about the idea of eating raw beef. If I did not grow up in my culture eating this I could also be as well. We have an amazingly beautiful culture and our food reflects that. For those that may be grossed out by this, you can eat it cooked as well. It's not as good though.
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Ouzi Pistol
Mark I'm laughing so hard watching your reaction I need a moment of silence beef candy yes especially the restaurant you went to one of the best unfortunately not all restaurants serve the same test or quality but man after I watch your video I'm heading to Ethiopian restaurant I need kitfo good job mark
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MG T.
My mom makes hands down the best kitfo, also the sticky break is made from the false banna tree. The green is colour greens and the white was reduced milk made into a cheese like dish. The meat has different spices and a special ethiopian butter for flavor. Don't knock it until you try it people.
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Ms. Echellate
Only reason western people think this is deadly is because they think all animals in the world is raised on antioniotics or melds like it is in the western country chemically engineered which is not true for African country where organic and clean actually means organic. thank God
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Batoul Abir
U men is out standing iam from ethiopia but I didn't like the ketfo and kocho but when I see u eating I feel like I missed that food but I really missed ethiopia and ethiopian food special engera we have here also but not like the real one anyway enjoy your food bon appetite
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72Amohamed
Ahmed Gurey and Ahmad Gragn make them to eat raw meat. no hard feeling ethiopians. the general favorite to conquer during night times and his enemies could not lit a light so for that reason they adopted to eat raw meat. historical narration. I love ethiopia
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Movses Timiryan
Wow. I think you just gave me a way to make raw meat palatable to my family, especially to my vegetarian sister who needs to heal (not long ago she was vegan. I think it should not be too difficult to cause this food's popularity to spread. Thank you
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Mel Bee
I've had kitfo (I'm american) I have nothing against raw meat or fish. What I don't like about kitfo is the texture. But also I hate oatmeal for the same reason. I love Ethiopian culture and I have been studying their dances for years. Hope to go very soon.
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Rediet Tsegaw
am sorry for ur wife but. i think i am in love with u and thank you for sharing my food to the world & thank you for enjoying my food Next time when you are in Addis contact me, that will be other experience and i promise u don't see these one before.
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