Our Culinary Mission • ቅርስ እና ባህል

Preserving Centuries of Ethiopian Food Traditions

Mesob was created to bring authentic, time-honored Ethiopian dishes from grandmothers’ clay pots into home kitchens around the globe.

61 Total Recipes

55 Dishes & Stews

6 Beverages & Coffee

The Spirit of the Mesob

Food tastes better when eaten together from one platter.

In Ethiopia, the Mesob is not merely woven wicker furniture—it is the living heart of hospitality. Family and guests gather around the circular basket to share Injera topped with vibrant stews, feeding one another in the ancient sign of mutual devotion known as Gursha.

Whether it is the savory slow-simmered Berbere richness of Doro Wat during celebrations, or wholesome, gut-healthy lentil wats during traditional Orthodox fasting seasons (የጾም), every recipe in our catalog honors the authentic techniques of our ancestors.

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Authentic & Community-Driven

Every ingredient, cooking time, and step is verified for true cultural authenticity.

Standardized Culinary Guide

Ethiopian Kitchen Guide, Utensils & Measurements

Bamboo shoot, mashed

1 large cup 166 g

1 medium cup 96 g

1 small cup 44 g

Barley flour (የገብስ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 100 g

1 medium cup 50 g

1 small cup 24 g

1 tbsp 15 g

1 tsp 5 g

1 small spoon 2 g

1 medium ECC 44 g

Barley spiced flour (Besso / በሶ)

1 large cup 101 g

1 medium cup 52 g

1 small cup 26 g

1 tbsp 11 g

1 tsp 5 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Barley split (ቅንጬ)

1 large cup 190 g

1 medium cup 98 g

1 small cup 50 g

1 tbsp 21 g

1 tsp 8 g

1 small spoon 4 g

Black pepper (ቁንዶ በርበሬ)

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Broad beans spiced flour (Shiro / ሽሮ)

1 large cup 138 g

1 medium cup 61 g

1 small cup 32 g

1 tbsp 14 g

1 tsp 6 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Broad bean split (የተከፈለ ባቄላ)

1 large cup 189 g

1 medium cup 93 g

1 small cup 48 g

1 tbsp 22 g

1 tsp 8 g

Broad bean whole grain (ድፍን ባቄላ)

1 large cup 190 g

1 medium cup 98 g

1 small cup 49 g

1 tbsp 22 g

1 tsp 10 g

1 small spoon 6 g

Broccoli

1 large cup 67 g

1 medium cup 34 g

1 small cup 20 g

Bulla (ቡላ)

1 large cup 209 g

1 medium cup 108 g

1 small cup 54 g

Butter / Spiced Butter (ቅቤ / ንጥር ቅቤ)

1 large cup 180 g

1 medium cup 90 g

1 small cup 36 g

1 tbsp 6 g

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

1 medium ECC 75 g

Cabbage, chopped (ጥቅል ጎመን)

1 large cup 106 g

1 medium cup 45 g

1 small cup 25 g

Cardamom powder (ኮረሪማ)

1 teaspoon 5 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Carrot, peeled, diced (ካሮት)

1 large cup 143 g

1 medium cup 74 g

1 small cup 38 g

Chickpea spiced flour (የሽምብራ ሽሮ)

1 large cup 147 g

1 medium cup 70 g

1 small cup 34 g

1 tbsp 15 g

1 tsp 6 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Chickpea whole grain (ድፍን ሽምብራ)

1 large cup 195 g

1 medium cup 94 g

1 small cup 47 g

1 tbsp 23 g

1 tsp 9 g

1 small spoon 5 g

Coriander powder (ድምብላል)

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Diced beef meat (የተከተፈ የበሬ ስጋ)

1 large cup 200 g

1 medium cup 100 g

1 small cup 50 g

Emmer wheat flour (የአጃ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 133 g

1 medium cup 66 g

1 small cup 33 g

1 tbsp 16 g

1 tsp 6 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Emmer wheat split (የተሰበረ አጃ)

1 large cup 190 g

1 medium cup 96 g

1 small cup 45 g

1 tbsp 24 g

1 tsp 9 g

1 small spoon 4 g

1 ECC 58 g

Fenugreek flour (የአብሽ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 109 g

1 medium cup 54 g

1 small cup 26 g

1 tbsp 11 g

1 tsp 5 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Garlic mashed (ነጭ ሽንኩርት)

1 tbsp 14 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 4 g

Ginger mashed (ዝንጅብል)

1 tbsp 14 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 4 g

Grass pea spiced flour (የጓያ ሽሮ)

1 large cup 140 g

1 medium cup 69 g

1 small cup 32 g

1 tbsp 14 g

1 tsp 7 g

Green bean, chopped (ፎሶሊያ)

1 large cup 126 g

1 medium cup 64 g

1 small cup 33 g

Green pepper chopped (ቃሪያ)

1 small cup 20 g

1 tbsp 12 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Kocho (ቆጮ)

1 large cup 235 g

1 medium cup 113 g

1 small cup 57 g

Leek diced (ሊክ / ባሮ ሽንኩርት)

1 large cup 110 g

1 medium cup 50 g

1 small cup 25 g

Lentil split (የተከፈለ ምስር)

1 large cup 209 g

1 medium cup 100 g

1 small cup 50 g

1 tbsp 17 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Linseed flour (የተልባ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 128 g

1 medium cup 63 g

1 small cup 29 g

1 tbsp 12 g

1 tsp 5 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Maize flour (የበቆሎ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 114 g

1 medium cup 60 g

1 small cup 27 g

1 tbsp 13 g

1 tsp 5 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Maize whole grain (ድፍን በቆሎ)

1 large cup 200 g

1 medium cup 98 g

1 small cup 53 g

1 tbsp 21 g

1 tsp 10 g

1 small spoon 5 g

Millet flour (የዳጉሳ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 157 g

1 medium cup 81 g

1 small cup 40 g

1 tbsp 17 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Minced beef meat (የተፈጨ የበሬ ስጋ)

1 large cup 200 g

1 medium cup 100 g

1 small cup 50 g

Mixed spices (Mekelesha / መከለሻ)

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Oil / Sunflower Oil (የሱፍ ዘይት)

1 large cup 182 g

1 medium cup 85 g

1 small cup 35 g

1 tbsp 6 g

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

1 medium ECC 79 g

Onion chopped (ቀይ ሽንኩርት)

1 large cup 147 g

1 medium cup 63 g

1 small cup 40 g

1 tbsp 22 g

1 tsp 9 g

1 small spoon 5 g

Pea spiced flour (የአተር ሽሮ)

1 large cup 146 g

1 medium cup 73 g

1 small cup 33 g

1 tbsp 15 g

1 tsp 6 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Pea split (ክክ አተር)

1 large cup 190 g

1 medium cup 100 g

1 small cup 54 g

1 tbsp 21 g

Pea whole grain (ድፍን አተር)

1 large cup 200 g

1 medium cup 97 g

1 small cup 48 g

1 tbsp 23 g

1 tsp 9 g

1 small spoon 5 g

Red pepper powder with spices (Berbere / በርበሬ)

1 large cup 113 g

1 medium cup 55 g

1 small cup 33 g

1 tbsp 10 g

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Salt, iodized (ጨው)

1 tbsp 17 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 5 g

1 pinch 1 g

Sorghum flour (የማሽላ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 160 g

1 medium cup 75 g

1 small cup 36 g

1 tbsp 18 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 3 g

1 medium ECC 73 g

Sugar (ስኳር)

1 large cup 222 g

1 medium cup 110 g

1 small cup 52 g

1 tbsp 14 g

1 tsp 8 g

1 small spoon 4 g

1 medium ECC 98 g

Teff flour (የጤፍ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 130 g

1 medium cup 62 g

1 small cup 30 g

1 tbsp 14 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Tomato chopped (የተከተፈ ቲማቲም)

1 large cup 189 g

1 medium cup 100 g

1 small cup 52 g

1 tbsp 28 g

1 tsp 16 g

1 small spoon 7 g

1 MCC 69 g

Tomato paste (የቲማቲም ድልህ)

1 tbsp 35 g

1 tsp 11 g

1 small spoon 6 g

Turmeric powder (እርድ)

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Wheat flour (የስንዴ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 122 g

1 medium cup 60 g

1 small cup 33 g

1 tbsp 13 g

1 tsp 4 g

1 small spoon 2 g

1 medium ECC 62 g

Wheat refined flour (የፉርኖ ዱቄት)

1 large cup 134 g

1 medium cup 63 g

1 small cup 30 g

1 tbsp 13 g

1 tsp 6 g

1 small spoon 2 g

Wheat split (የተሰበረ ስንዴ)

1 large cup 190 g

1 medium cup 95 g

1 small cup 48 g

1 tbsp 21 g

1 tsp 9 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Wheat whole grain (ድፍን ስንዴ)

1 large cup 203 g

1 medium cup 99 g

1 small cup 49 g

1 tbsp 21 g

1 tsp 8 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Whole lentil (ድፍን ምስር)

1 large cup 209 g

1 medium cup 100 g

1 small cup 50 g

1 tbsp 17 g

1 tsp 7 g

1 small spoon 3 g

Alicha wot (አልጫ ወጥ)

A fragrant, mild Ethiopian stew made without red pepper (berbere), spiced primarily with turmeric, garlic, ginger, and cardamom.

Besso flour (በሶ ዱቄት)

Finely ground flour made from husked, roasted barley mixed with spices like cardamom, hell, and cinnamon, eaten as drink (juice) or dough (chibito).

Bulla (ቡላ)

A premium nutrient-dense starchy product obtained by scraping and squeezing the internal succulent pulp of the false banana (Enset) pseudostem.

Enjera (እንጀራ)

The national flatbread of Ethiopia, fermented for 3-4 days to produce a sour taste and aerated honeycomb bubbly surface (Ayn).

Enset (እንሰት)

Ensete ventricosum, known as the "tree against hunger"—a drought-resistant staple across South & South-Western Ethiopia that produces Kocho and Bulla.

Ersho (እርሾ)

Active starter dough preserved from a previous fermentation batch, containing natural wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria.

Keye wot (ቀይ ወጥ)

Traditional rich red stew prepared with generous amounts of caramelized onions, berbere spice powder, garlic, and spiced butter or oil.

Kocho (ቆጮ)

Traditional fermented food prepared from scraped Enset leaf sheaths and pulverized corms, buried underground to ferment.

Metad (ምጣድ)

Large round griddle made from polished clay (or modern electric coil) with a dome lid (Akambalo), specifically crafted for baking Injera.

Sefede (ሰፌድ)

Traditional wide plate handwoven from natural dried grass, used for winnowing grains and aerating freshly lifted Injera.

Sintar (ስንጣር)

Traditional one-fingered fork hand-carved from aromatic plant wood, used in the Tigray region for eating authentic meat delicacies.

Taba (ጣባ)

Handcrafted earthenware clay bowl or shallow dish used to serve piping-hot Kitfo, Gomen, and freshly churned Ayib.

Tej (ጠጅ)

Noble Ethiopian honey wine fermented with water and dried leaves/twigs of Gesho (Rhamnus prinoides) as the bittering agent.

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