injera

American  

[in-jer-uh] / ɪnˈdʒɛr ə /

noun

1. a thin, spongy flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea, made from fermented teff flour.

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injera British  

/ ɪnˈdʒɪərə /

noun

1. a white Ethiopian flatbread, similar to a crepe

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Etymology

Origin of injera

First recorded in 1865–70; from Amharic ənǰära

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injera

Start your meal with Crispy Kitfo, an Ethiopian beef tartar spread on crispy injera, a pillowy, slightly sour, fermented flatbread.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Like injera, the fermented Ethiopian pancake, or thieboudienne, Senegal's rice-and-fish dish, attiéké is best enjoyed in a group.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

The chef’s stretchy macaroni with cheese is crisp with injera crumbs and spiced like doro wat, Ethiopia’s signature dish, and the sturdy cornbread, dipped in spiced clarified butter, comes freckled with black cumin seeds.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

Maybe I’ll recount the night I was so spellbound by a Japanese nightclub singer in an Ethiopian restaurant singing Frank Sinatra that I dropped injera bread in my lap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

A rolled piece of injera and a dollop of kochkocha, a fiery cilantro-chile sauce, were also in the box.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2022