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Eritrean · Eritrea
Spiced bread pieces
Also called Fir-fir
Spiced bread pieces, a dish from Eritrea (Fir-fir).
Pai editors’ mark 4 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Spiced bread pieces is cooked in Eritrea as its own dish. Toast torn bread in a spoon of spiced tomato until it drinks the sauce. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
74
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Light
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 11%
- Carbs 51%
- Fat 38%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Suits · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium stay modest, with some fiber.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 5.3 g, under the 25 g mark.
Watch · Low sodium
About 633 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Suits · Vegan
No meat, fish, egg, dairy, honey, or gelatin in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Suits · Gentle when sick
Mild, not fried, and not a very rich plate. Comfort, not a treatment.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Country bread109 kcal
- Olive oil62 kcal
- Tomato14 kcal
- Garlic4 kcal
- Sweet paprika1 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 17.3. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving is about 191 kcal. Two portions would be about 382 kcal if you want a fuller plate.
Allergens. Gluten, Wheat
Make it healthier
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 191 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.
The same dish with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Stir in a handful of spinach or cabbage near the end.
More fiber without a new sauce. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 191 kcal | 10% |
| Protein | 5.3 g | 11% |
| Carbohydrate | 25.1 g | 9% |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 8% |
| Total sugars | 4 g | 8% |
| Fat | 8.2 g | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 1.2 g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 633 mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 260 mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 36 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 23 mg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 46 mcg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 11.9 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.7 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 11 mcg | 9% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.3 mg | 27% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Niacin (B3) | 2.5 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.2 mg | 9% |
| Folate | 62 mcg | 16% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 mcg | 0% |
These figures follow the USDA-linked ingredient table where a safe FoodData Central row exists. Optional ingredients are left out. A few pantry items still use Pai's curated numbers because no close USDA row was found. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- Much of the energy comes from a fast starch such as white rice, white flour, or sugar.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Wide skillet
- Scale
- Spatula
- Timer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Country bread4 slices160 g
Tomato3 tomatoes320 g
Sweet paprika1 tsp2 g
Olive oil2 tbsp30.77 ml
Kosher salt1 tsp4 g
Garlic4 cloves12 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.. The same dish with less sodium.
- Stir in a handful of spinach or cabbage near the end.. More fiber without a new sauce.
Method
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1Heat a wide pan until it is hot, then add the fat. For Spiced bread pieces, start here: toast torn bread in a spoon of spiced tomato until it drinks the sauce.
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2Toast torn bread in a spoon of spiced tomato until it drinks the sauce.
Cook 12 min
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3The edges should color and the center should be cooked. Stop when this is true of Spiced bread pieces: Toast torn bread in a spoon of spiced tomato until it drinks the sauce.
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4Serve from the pan while it is still hot. Spiced bread pieces is eaten in Eritrea as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
How you know it is done
Spiced bread pieces is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.
If it goes wrong
- Spiced bread pieces looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Spiced bread pieces spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Spiced bread pieces, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Spiced bread pieces is cooked by saute in Eritrea. The steps follow that technique, including the timing above.
- Every ingredient is weighed, so the fiber, fat, and salt on the panel match this plate.
Notes
Pregnancy. There is no alcohol in the required list. Wash produce and use pasteurized dairy if you add it.
Allergens in the required list: Gluten, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.