Editing Ethiopian cuisine (section)

==Overview==
[[File:Kita herb bread.jpg|thumb|right|Ethiopian ''kita'' herb bread]]
A typical dish consists of {{transliteration|am|injera}} accompanied by a spicy stew, which frequently includes beef, lamb, vegetables and various types of legumes (such as lentils), and is traditionally consumed on the [[mesob]] basket.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shinn |first1=David |title=Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia |date=29 March 2004 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=198 |isbn=978-0-8108-6566-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ep7__RWqq4IC&dq=mesob+harari&pg=PA198}}</ref> The cuisines of the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region]] and the [[Sidama region]] also make use of the [[Ensete ventricosum|false banana]] plant ({{transliteration|am|enset}}, Ge'ez: እንሰት ''ïnset''), a type of [[ensete]]. The plant is [[Pulverizer|pulverized]] and fermented to make various foods, including a bread-like food called ''[[Kocho (food)|kocho]]'' (Ge'ez: ቆጮ ''ḳōč̣ō''), which is eaten with [[kitfo]].<ref name=aaas>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaas.org/international/africa/enset/uses.shtml|title=Uses of Enset|access-date=13 August 2007|year=1997|work=The 'Tree Against Hunger': Enset-Based Agricultural Systems in Ethiopia|publisher=[[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819143500/http://www.aaas.org/international/africa/enset/uses.shtml|archive-date=19 August 2007}}</ref> The root of this plant may be powdered and prepared as a hot drink called ''bulla'' (Ge'ez: ቡላ ''būlā''), which is often given to those who are tired or ill. Another typical [[Gurage people|Gurage]] preparation is coffee with butter (''kebbeh''). ''Kita'' herb bread is also baked. ''Quanta'' (or ''quwanta''), is an air-dried beef jerky with traditional spices; it is eaten on its own as a snack, or as an ingredient in stews and other dishes.

Due in part to the brief [[Italian East Africa|Italian occupation]], [[pasta]] is popular and frequently available throughout Ethiopia, including rural areas.<ref name="gonomad"/> [[Coffee]] is also a large part of Ethiopian culture and cuisine. After every meal, a [[coffee ceremony]] is enacted and coffee is served.