a rich, highly spiced and thick sauce/stew or wot made with a chili and fenugreek spice blend known as berbere. Similar to barbeque, zegeni also contains tomato, and while in Eritrea, the principle protein of the national dish is typically beef, either uncooked and minced beef (kifto, in Ethiopia), goat, chicken, lentils, and chick peas may serve as the principle protein. It is served atop a large airy and smooth-topped, spongy pancake called injera or taita (see http://nittygrits.org/search/injera) made of teff grain. Zegeni is a national dish of Eritrea, as well as a traditional dish in Ethiopia. Also known as zegni and zigni.
