How to pronounce Firfir

Firfir is written ፍርፍር where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /fɨrfɨr/. In plain English letters that is FIR-fir, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Firfir?

Firfir is a main dish of Ethiopia. People usually eat it for breakfast. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes spicy and savory.

Where Firfir comes from

Firfir is one of 23 signature dishes of Ethiopia on this map.

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  Doro wat is the chicken stew of Ethiopian feasts.

• Genfo ገንፎ · Main dish · Ethiopia

  Genfo is a stiff porridge of barley or wheat flour, known as ga'at in Tigrinya and marqaa in Oromo, and one of the common breakfast dishes of Ethiopia; it is also eaten in Eritrea.

• Kinche ቂንጨ · Main dish · Ethiopia

  Kinche, qinch'e in Amharic, is a porridge that English sources call a very common and cheap Ethiopian breakfast or supper.

• Gored gored ጎረድ ጎረድ · Main dish · Ethiopia

  Gored gored is a raw beef dish of Ethiopia, called gurguddaa in Oromo, and like kitfo it is widely popular and considered a national dish.

• Quanta ቋንጣ · Snack · Ethiopia

  Quanta, also spelled quwanta, is Ethiopian dried beef, an air-dried jerky made with traditional spices.

• Tibs ጥብስ · Main dish · Ethiopia

  Tibs are pieces of meat sauteed with vegetables, one of the best-loved dishes of Ethiopia.

Food of Ethiopia

Dishes like Firfir in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Firfir:

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• Kubdari კუბდარი · Main dish · Svaneti, Georgia

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