Injera is a sour fermented pancake-like flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, traditionally made of teff flour. In Ethiopia and Eritrea, injera is a staple. Injera is central to the dining process in Amhara community, like bread or rice elsewhere and is usually stored in the mesob.
Beyaynetu: Meal consisting of injera and several kinds of wat or tsebhi (stew) is typical of Ethiopian cuisine.
Batter is poured rapidly in a spiral from the outside inwards. Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Injera being cooked on a griddle.
Woman checking the baking of an injera in her house. Gheralta, Ethiopia.
Sourdough or sourdough bread is a bread made by the fermentation of dough using wild lactobacillaceae and yeast. Lactic acid from fermentation imparts a sour taste and improves keeping qualities.
Sourdough
Sourdough starter
Bubbly active starter
Mixing bread using sourdough starter