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Beyaynetu () is an
Beyaynetu () is an Ethiopian
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...
/ Eritrean dish, often savoured as a hearty meal. It combines injera
Injera (, ; ; ) is a sour fermented pancake-like flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, traditionally made of teff flour. In Ethiopia and Eritrea, injera is a staple. Injera is central to the dining process in Amhara community, like br ...
—a sourdough flatbread—with a variety of ingredients, including meat and vegetables. One of the national dish
A national dish is a culinary Dish (food), dish that is strongly associated with a particular country. A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons:
* It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs ...
es of Ethiopia, it reflects the diverse flavours of the country's cuisine
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.
The term ''bäyaynätu'' () in Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
can be translated as "various" or "assorted", indicating the wide range of ingredients that make up this dish.
Varieties
* Vegetarian: The vegetable-only style is known as ''ʾätkəlt bäyaynätu'' () or ''yetsom beyaynetu'' (). Here, ''ʾätkəlt'' refers to "plants" or "vegetables", and ''yetsom'' signifies "fasting
Fasting is the act of refraining from eating, and sometimes drinking. However, from a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight (before "breakfast"), or to the metabolic sta ...
", denoting the period when members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church () is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church dates bac ...
abstain from consuming meat and dairy products for several weeks. The prefix ''yä'' functions as a genitive marker, combined with ''tsom'' ("fasting") to denote "of fasting".
* Non-vegetarian: When meat is included, it goes by names such as ''bäyaynätu bäsga'' () or ''yäfsək bäyaynätu'' (). In this context, ''bä'' means "with", and ''səga'' stands for "meat". ''Yäfsək'' is associated with the non-fasting period ''fsək'' in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
See also
*Banchan
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* Kamayan
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* Meze
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* Smorgasbord
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Smörgåsbord became known in the US ...
* Tapas
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* Thali
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References
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