Aiyash

Aiyash is a deep-fried, mouthwatering plain millet flour ball. Aiyash has a simple flavor, which is why locals eat it with sauces. The most popular and widely used sauces are harrisa lime sauce, peanut sauce, and saka saka sauce.

Aiyash are simple balls of deep-fried millet flour paste that can be compared to a dumpling or a type of croquette. While aiyash lacks any real flavor when eaten alone, this changes dramatically when dipped into the sauces with which they are typically served.

The exact flavors vary from chef to chef and household to household, but a thick peanut sauce is a popular dip because the nut is commonly grown in the country and thus readily available. Saka saka, a sauce of crushed or very finely chopped spinach and okra emulsified with vegetable oils, is another dipping sauce served with aiyash.