Food is a way of life here
They have adopted Italian,Mediterranean and Indian cuisine here
The meal is traditionally family style where everyones hand is in the same circular serving platter
Intimate and yummy I have to say
They serve the traditional foods on a crepe like item called injera
Veggie and meats are served and the injera is torn off bit by bit and used to scoop up the side dishes
And then there is coffee which originated here...mmmmmmm good stuf not bother and they have a special coffee ceremony,smells great
We went to a special cultural center with dance performances to represent some of the nearly 80 groups of Ethiopians in this country
They happened to perform from the area we lived...Dese ....drum beats,different stringed instruments and an Ethiopian jazz music that's tantalizing ....makes you wanna move!
Bread and cakes are everywhere,,,,and by the way we are in the middle of lent so everyone is fasting that is they are only eating veggies till Easter so in most restaurants they have fasting and non fasting dishes,,,including their coffee and pasta!
Oh and yes the beer hear is good,Castle Saint George...and mainly south African wine for me ...the Ethiopian wine is a bit too sweet for me
More to come ...
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