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Tihlo

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Tihlo
Tihlo with meat and berbere sauce and yogurt
CourseMeal or snack
Place of originTigray, Ethiopia
Region or stateAgame.
Main ingredients

Tihlo (Tigrinya: ቲህሎ) is a dish from the historical Agame province in Tigray that consists of barley dough balls covered with meat and berbere based sauce often served as a snack.[1][2] Tihlo is commonly consumed as a side dish or snack, especially in Tigrayan communities.[3]

Overview

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The barley grain is completely dehulled and milled. Tihlo is made using moistened roasted barley flour that is kneaded to a uniform consistency.[3] The dough is then broken into small balls and laid out around a bowl of spicy meat stew. A two-pronged wooden fork known as a Shint’ar (Tigrinya: ሽንጣር) is used to spear the ball and dip it into the stew.[4]

Tihlo is commonly served on cultural holidays.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smidt, Wolbert (2007). "Tigrayans". In Uhlig, Siegbert (ed.). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.
  2. ^ "Food". Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Vol. 2. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2003.
  3. ^ a b Mohammed, Jemal; Seleshi, Semeneh; Nega, Fetene; Lee, Mooha (2016). "Revisit to Ethiopian traditional barley-based food". Journal of Ethnic Foods. 3 (2): 140. doi:10.1016/j.jef.2016.06.001.
  4. ^ "Tihlo - Nutrition for the World". nutritionfortheworld.wikifoundry.com.
  5. ^ Suhul. "Culture and customs of the people of Tigrai". Tigrai Online.