Kitcha ( ti, ቂቻ, kitta am, ቂጣ), ( om, Caccabsaa "chachebsa"), is a relatively thin
unleavened bread typical of
Ethiopian and
Eritrean cuisine. It is generally made with
wheat flour,
water, and
salt.
It is cooked in a hot pan free-form until one side is cooked. It is then picked up and cooked on the other side. Slight burning on each side is often seen.
Kitcha will take the shape of the pan in which it is cooked (much like a
pancake
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a Starch, starch-based batter (cooking), batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or fryi ...
, though it bears no relation). It is most frequently eaten in a dish called kitcha fit-fit.
See also
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List of African dishes
There is a list of dishes found in African cuisine, a generalized term collectively referring to the cuisines of Africa. The continent of Africa is the second-largest landmass on Earth, and is home to hundreds of different cultural and Ethnic gro ...
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List of breads
References
Flatbreads
Unleavened breads
Ethiopian cuisine
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