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Food is not just meal, it's a social experience

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Food is not just meal, it's a social experience

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Gursha is a sign of strong friendship, affection and love.

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What unites all 81 different ethnicities in Ethiopia...
Every Ethiopian meal is served with Injera, so it's the basic component of every food
It's a type of grain (Called "teff") originated 4000BC
Very adaptive to various type of climates, with very small seeds

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Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2018
Nowadays it's internationally wanted because of the specific characteristics (gluten-free)
Because of its potential as an economic success, countries like the US (Idaho, California, Texas, and Nevada) and some European countries (Netherlands) are already cultivating teff and selling it on domestic markets

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Really simple
1. Mix together the teff flour and water in a large bowl until a smooth batter forms.
2. Cover the bowl tightly at room temperature until it is foamy and quite fragrant for fermentation, usually 2-3 days.
3. Pour off the water from the top and mix the batter until it’s smooth.
4. bake it on a traditional porcelain oven.

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The injera can be eaten with variety of stew but mostly:
- Meat based
- Fasting vegetarian food (180 mandatory fasting days out of 252 from the 365 calandar days)
-Spicy (Berbere, Mitmita,Kochkocia)

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All ethiopian foods are made with abundance of Spices
All natural - mostly made at home
Berbere - chiles, garlic, fenugreek and allspice and cinnamon
Mitmita: African bird's eye chili peppers, Ethiopian cardamom (korerima), cloves, and salt
Gesho - Rhamnus prinoides
Erd - Turmeric

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GEBEYA - Traditional Market
(You can buy the raw materials and prepare the spices at home)

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- Every ethnic groups have their own characteristic food (some are shared)
- Some religion based food customs
- Some are climate based food customs

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Ethiopia: birthplace of coffee (10th century, disputed) 

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Ethiopia: birthplace of coffee (10th century, disputed) 

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Emma Bedford, Jul 27, 2020

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- Jebena, a clay coffee pot in which the coffee is boiled.

- Served with Snacks, such as popcorn or toasted barley (kollo), - Dedicated coffee area at home,
- 3 rounds of coffee (Abol, Tona and Bereka)
- Burning of frankincense (Etan)

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- "Honey Wine" made at home flavored with powdered leaves and twigs of gesho (Rhamnus prinoides)
- Deceptively sweet taste that masks its high alcohol content,  varies according to the length of fermentation.
Berele: rounded vase-shaped flask called a berele

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- no steroid induced growth
- Accompanied by traditional Spices (Mitmita, Senafich)
- senafich: ground mustard seeds, vinegar, garlic, oil and salt
- Spices good for anthelmintic effect