Christian food traditions
Lent and Easter, Christmas tables, saints' days and communion.
HareesMeat
🇦🇲 Armenia and 5 moreWheat and meat cooked to a soft, porridge-like dish for festive and religious meals
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Wat
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreEthiopian and Eritrean stew thickened with onions and spiced butter
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
ShiroVegan
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreChickpea or broad bean stew, a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
GheimehMeatقیمه
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian stew of lamb, split peas, tomato and dried lime, topped with crispy potatoes
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Shiro: Temesgen Woldezion; edited by Merhawie Woldezion, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Harees: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gheimeh: Diako1971, CC BY-SA 4.0, source