{{short description|Ethiopian spice mixture}} {{more citations needed|date=November 2017}} {{Infobox food | name = Mitmita | image = Mitmita being made in mortar and pestle.jpg | caption = Mitmita ingredients, partially ground in a mortar, with pestle | alternate_name = | country = Ethiopia | region = | creator = | course = | type = Spices | served = | main_ingredient = Piri piri, Ethiopian cardamom, cloves, salt | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''''Mitmita''''' ({{langx|am|ሚጥሚጣ}}, {{IPA|am|mitʼmitʼa|IPA}}) is a powdered seasoning mix used in Ethiopia. It is orange-red in color and contains ground African bird's eye chili peppers, Ethiopian cardamom (korerima), cloves, and salt.<ref>Mesfin, D.J. ''Exotic Ethiopian Cooking'' (2006): 20. Falls Church, VA: Ethiopian Cookbooks Enterprises</ref> It occasionally has other spices including cinnamon, cumin, and ginger.
The mixture is used to season the raw beef dish ''kitfo'' and may also be sprinkled on ''ful medames'' (fava beans). In addition, ''mitmita'' may be presented as a condiment and sprinkled on other dishes or spooned onto a piece of ''injera'', so that morsels may be lightly dipped into it. It is generally made from hot peppers that are stronger than those used in berbere, the other main spice in Ethiopian cuisine.
==See also== * Berbere, another Ethiopian spice mixture * Awaze, Ethiopian spice paste
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