The classic Ethiopian ingredient in the recipe is berbere, a powdered blend of spices.
A typical berbere blend will contain cloves, fenugreek, cumin, coriander, allspice, nutmeg, chillies, garlic, and ginger.
Berbere sometimes includes herbs and spices that are less well known internationally, such as korarima and long pepper.
Cumin is called kemun in Amharic, and is one of the ingredients in the spice mix berbere.
Ethiopia claims one of the world's great dishes for carnivores, kitfo, chopped raw beef with oil and berbere spice.
