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Hilbet

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Hilbet
Hilbet food

Hilbet (Tigrinya፡ ሕልበት) is a traditional food from Eritrea. It is a vegan food that is made from fava beans, fenugreek, lentil, and other spices that are ground into a powder.[1] The Hilbet powder is then cooked and whipped to make a cream-like texture. At the center of the Hilbet it will have chill paper-based sauce and is eaten using Injera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Traditional processing technology of faba bean into hilbet: Habesha vegan food from Tigray, Northern Ethiopia Mulubrhan Haile, Trude Wicklund, Kebede Abegaz, Judith Narvhus,
  2. ^ Habesha Cooking from Leeds Recipes from Eritrea and Ethiopia By Elsa Sesay Asmara, Millen Asmerom, Monalisa Shishay, Ruta Yemane, Winta Gebrekidan, and Winta Habtestion.