How to pronounce Tej

Tej is written ጠጅ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /tʼədʒ/. In plain English letters that is TEJ, 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 Tej?

Tej is a drink of Ethiopia. Where it comes from: Amhara. People usually eat it on festive days. It tastes sweet.

Where Tej comes from

Tej is one of 23 signature dishes of Ethiopia on this map. See all dishes from Amhara.

• Shiro ሽሮ · Main dish · Northern Ethiopia

  Shiro is a stew of powdered chickpeas or broad bean meal, eaten for lunch or dinner, that English sources say originated in northern Ethiopia and southern Eritrea; it is called shiro wat in Amharic and tsebhi shiro in Tigrinya, and it is an essential dish on both sides of the border.

• Tella ጠላ · Drink · Amhara

  Tella is a traditional home-brewed beer from the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.

• Ambasha አምባሻ · Bread & pastry · Amhara

  Ambasha, called himbasha in Tigrinya, is a slightly sweet celebration bread shared by Ethiopia and Eritrea, made in several regional and national styles.

• Injera እንጀራ · Bread & pastry · Ethiopian Highlands

  Injera is a large, spongy, sour flatbread made from teff, a tiny grain domesticated in the Ethiopian highlands thousands of years ago.

• Doro wat ዶሮ ወጥ · Main dish · Ethiopia

  Doro wat is the chicken stew of Ethiopian feasts.

• Kitfo ክትፎ · Main dish · Gurage Zone

  Kitfo is finely minced raw beef, warmed in spiced clarified butter and seasoned with mitmita, a hot chilli spice blend.

Food of Ethiopia