
Kitfo: what it is and where to eat it
A traditional Ethiopian dish consisting of finely minced raw beef seasoned with mitmita spice and niter kibbeh spiced butter.
9 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- Ethiopian
Typical ingredients
- beef
- niter kibbeh
- mitmita
- salt
History of the dish
Ethiopia / Eritrea

- Origin
- Ethiopia / Eritrea
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Kitfo (Amharic: ክትፎ, IPA: [kɨtfo]) is an Ethiopian traditional dish that originated among the Gurage people. It consists of minced raw beef, marinated in mitmita (a chili-based spice powder) and niter kibbeh (a clarified butter infused with herbs and spices).
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Kitfo” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat it
London
- Abugida - Taste of Ethiopia Kitfo / ክትፎ£17
Frankfurt
Stockholm
- Restaurang AbyssiniaSEK 250
Ghent
- Muday€22
Rome
- Africa KITFO'€14.50
Rotterdam
- Viva Afrika Kitfo (zeer pikant)€19.50
Düsseldorf
Lucerne
Vienna
- Cafe Lalibela€20.90
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.