Ethiopia
Dabo Bread
ዳቦ
The umbrella term for Ethiopian wheat bread — leavened, enriched loaves baked for holidays and special occasions, in contrast to the everyday injera. The base of dishes like defo dabo and yemarina yewotet dabo.
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Eritrean Himbasha
Himbasha
Eritrean celebration bread, slightly sweet and flavored with cardamom; the Eritrean variant is distinguished by raisins; wheel-shaped with a decorative radial pattern pressed into the top; served at weddings, Christmas, and coffee ceremonies.
Asmara, Eritrea
Eritrean Panettone
Panettone
Italian sweet bread adopted into Eritrean cuisine; commonly served with tea or during the coffee ceremony; eaten in the days leading up to Christmas; a legacy of Italian colonization; found in bakeries across Asmara.
Eritrea
Himbasha
ህምባሻ
A lightly sweetened Ethiopian celebration bread, often flavored with cardamom and raisins. Smaller and softer than dabo, it's sliced and served at weddings, holidays and coffee ceremonies.