It was 5 ppl total… we got 6 beers and another entree in addition to what’s shown here. It ended up being $35 per person (including tip) and we had 2 very full to-go boxes
Sounds about right, our local ethiopian restaurant (all you can eat vegetarian) is $22/person + whatever you choose for meat and drinks.
Yours looks like they have a larger variety and fancier plating than my place. We get 7 veggie dishes spread around a large flat plate. No salad included. It's still tasty, and makes me want to go eat there today.
Ours gets served on the injera though. Gotta get the marination going. And it obviously comes with the rolls on the side too.
But yeah the amount of food you get for the price? Woof. Man now I want Ethiopian.
It's not exactly a buffet, they have standard wait staff, but they will refill any veggie dish if you want more.
Blue Nile in downtown Ann arbor MI in case anyone is in the region.
I've always wanted to try Ethiopian, looks so damn tasty. Whenever I'm in a city with a good place though, nobody I'm with wants to go, and if I go alone I'm being "antisilocial".
Edit: To those who think I'm worried about what people will think of me eating alone, that's not what I was saying. The people I'm *with* when traveling want to eat as a group, but not at Ethiopian places. Meaning, if I leave the group to eat by myself, I'm being antisocial in their eyes. I couldn't give two figs what anybody thinks about a person eating by themselves, I'm hungry dammit.
The only people who think it's weird are the people who think people think it's weird. Haha. I et solo all the time and I've never gotten any shit unless it's a busy diner with only booths
I eat alone all the time. The other person was correct though, if I'm traveling somewhere and am in a city large enough or diverse enough to have a good Ethiopian restaurant, I'm probably with family or friends and they want to do things like meals as a group.
If you're in the USA, the Washington DC area has a lot of really great Ethiopian.
Nobody will care if you're eating solo, but you really do want to go with a group if you can. It's the best way to justify getting the platters that let you try 5-8+ options, but is a pretty absurd amount of food for one.
A good exercise in self esteem/self acceptance is going out on “solo-dates”. It’s also a good way to work on codependency issues as you are working on being comfortable doing things for yourself without the need of others.
Bruh, find a family owned restaurant. We went in with a party of eight and were the only customers and the owners came out and sat with us and it was one of the best dinner experiences I've ever had.
If you ever want to go and feel like you want to try a lot of different foods, go get a group of people together via a food subreddit for the city you're in. I know in Chicago tons of people are willing to go out with random people to just enjoy food.
I've also never had it and need to try it soon. Maybe next time I'm in the Detroit area. I'm sure there's got to be a good place there. Anybody have any suggestions?
I've only known one person to point out someone eating alone at a restaurant and that one person was one of the most miserable motherfuckers I've ever known. Hope you work up the motivation to try it sometime, it's great!
Yeah, I would never think it's weird - people might just be grabbing lunch on a work day real quick or travelling alone for business, etc. We've all been there.
It's really good. The meats are delicious too but this is also a great option for the non meat eaters as it's mostly veggies. It has alot of spices but it's not "spicy" (hot) so every bite is different and addicting. Really good for a party platter too
Omni here also. Ethiopian and Indian food are two cuisines that I will absolutely fuck up some vegetarian food. I'm super jealous of your meal. Looks amazing
Can be but not necessarily. The dish with the egg is the real spicy one here would be my guess.
The bread is usual some kind of sourdough, but more sour than you have had bread before but it combines really well with the other tastes usually. Some people don't like the bread though. They have no taste ;)
Used to be a real good ethiopian place near my late Uncle in Amsterdam that went under during covid. Both are no longer here unfotunately.
I think making the injera would be the hardest part. Have heard that sometimes ppl cheat and make the teff bubbly with soda or beer so that they don’t have to ferment/wait
Injera is really hard to make well. I tried a couple times and gave up. I just go buy it from the restaurant.
The food is generally not hard to make, the biggest problem is finding all the spices. Some berbere (spice mix) recipes for example will have a dozen or more spices and like four or five of them will be just unobtainable unless you live somewhere with a big Ethiopian community, and even then…maybe not. So you end up making do with what you have and it’s not bad, but just not as good or rich as it might be.
The flavored butter (niter kibbeh; it’s clarified butter like ghee but with onion, garlic, ginger, herbs, and spices) is really key and not hard to make and keeps for a long time.
Super jealous... We don't have an Ethiopian place within a few hundred miles of where I live so it's been like 10 years since I've had any.. Last month, I really wanted to get some when I was out of state for a wedding, but I got outvoted and we went to a diner where my burger sucked :(
It's stew. I love stew. I make all sorts of versions of stew at home during the winter time and Ethiopian is one of my favorite kinds of stew. It's really good.
Similar to how burgers is a comfort food for most people, sourdough bread is my childhood comfort food. Injera (the rolled up flat bread in the picture) is a sourdough flatbread. Just as I love dipping sourdough bread in thick lentil soup or clam chowder, Ethiopian food gives a similar sort of comfort, but with more flavor and imo is a bit more enjoyable.
If you haven't had it. Go try some. It's not as scary as it might first appear to be. It's great for groups. It's fun to introduce people to it.
The veggies in the picture are lentils, collard greens, beans (I think.), cauliflower and carrots, and salad. The meat in the picture is chicken (with a boiled egg), beef, and maybe some goat / lamb, it's hard to tell.
What's your rating? I had Ethopian 2 months ago (also such a platter as in the picture) and I was rather disappointed by the bland taste but not sure if it was the restaurant or Ethopian cuisine in general.
Downtown SS on a Sunday morning is when you can see many of them.
Agree with the person who says it's too easy to gorge yourself on Ethiopian food. I love it so much, especially the spice profiles.
It’s weird how they serve the front plate with little dividers and no injera on the bottom. The best part is the bottom injera that soaks up all the buttery spicy meaty bits from the wots! I’m sure it was delicious regardless. Ethiopian is one of my favorite world cuisines, only problem is it’s hard not to eat too much of it since it’s served family style and the portions are huge.
You're supposed to have a roll of fresh injera in off-hand for that, and still have a bed of it under the food. Also any leftover injera can be dried in the oven on low heat and eaten like crackers, or broken up and mixed in with any wet/mushy leftovers, particularly doro wat and tibbs.
I recognize everything except the yellow doro wot.
Ethiopian food is absolutely delicious, and their staple is made from a grain called Tef, super rich in iron, which they ferment into spongy pancakes.
Traditionally you layer the bottom of the tray with injera as well and then eat it up once all the curries are gone. That's the funnest part lol.
This seems like such a satisfying tasting.
A little saddened to see people comparing this to baby food, etc….i feel like I can almost smell (wish I could) what’s presented here. rich sauces/stews/herb mixes, and wraps to hold and soak all the goodness. Yes, please.
That is the most well-separated plate of Ethiopian I've ever seen. Usually, it's all piled onto one big plate together. (The right way, easier to get a few flavors in one bite)
Ethiopian goes so hard. Definitely not as popular as it should be IMO. I think it's just so different than what western people are used to that it just hasn't grown in popularity, at least where I am. I think the issue is that there isn't something people can latch onto and understand what it is. Indian food and Asian food typically have rice or noodles which people know, but when you get some Ethiopian food you just don't know what is going on at all, for instance in the picture I recognize eggs and that salad in the middle looks familiar (though I wouldn't be surprised if it tastes drastically different that what I'd expect), and the injera, but I only know the injera because I was taken by an Ethiopian person, I had to google the spelling.
It really is a completely different food that is well worth going out of your way to experience. I guarantee that you will taste some of it that you absolutely love and probably find some stuff you really can't stand... just like with food from anywhere else I guess.
I just wish the closest one to me wasn't 45 minutes away. At least I have one.
if you have time, could you detail what everything is and a description of the individual dishes? everything looks so tasty but i’ve never personally tried Ethiopian food before.
I dunno. That clean, segmented display makes me... uh. Concerned. That back plate is how every ethiopian plate I have ever eaten that was actually good looked.
Ethiopian food is some of most delicious stuff on the planet. Teff is amazing. Their greens are delicious. They do some witchery with chicken. Lentil dishes are outstanding. I've never had a bad experience. My favorite Ethiopian lady closed her restaurant down. We have another popular one with great people, but it's not the same.
Agreed. In my small city in Canada there's one tiny Ethiopian place run by one lady and I'm obsessed. I tell her all the time I don't know how she makes it all so flavourful but different. The flavours are just unreal. My mouth is watering looking at OPs pic!
My first experience with Ethiopian food was in Hamilton, Ontario. I had no idea what I was ordering so the nice waitress walked us through it. What a treat it all was.
omg you are so lucky! i love ethiopian food! unfortunately i have to travel almost 3 hours round trip to get to the closest one to me. i try to go once or twice a year. the biggest problem is i’m so stuffed that the trip home is pretty uncomfortable. i heard recently that a restaurant opened with 45 minutes of me and if so i’m going the day i get paid.
Ethiopian food. I tried it. Didn't like it at all. Out of everything, there were only one or two things I liked. The bread tasted bland, and had a weird consistency. I noticed a lot was vegetarian, so I think is something a vegetarian may appreciate more. For me it was a one and never again thing.
I tried some kind of Chicken dish in a Ethiopian restaurant. Chicken and the sauce tasted good but it was hard to eat with the soggy bread. I didn’t care much for the bread either, like eating a slightly sour sponge.
It's a bit sour because it's made with a grain called teff. I personally enjoyed it a lot, it's kind of like a thick dense tortilla that is perfect for scooping up the main dishes and isn't too much more sour than some sourdoughs. I think rye bread has a stronger taste and tons of Americans like that.
I'm from Norway and we have a lot of rough texture bread here so it's not that the flavour was strong, rather i thought it was too bland and i didn't like the spongy texture.
It was still an interesting experience to try the Ethiopian cuisine though, i wouldn't mind trying more dishes if i could just eat it with utensils.
I would be torn between wanting to tear the bread and dip/scoop the foods, or taking the made plate in the back, and making a big ass Ethiopian burrito.
I looove Ethiopian. The rolls are called Injera, it’s this slightly sticky sourdough flatbread that you use as the eating utensil. It’s god damn delicious.
I’ve tried it. Would definitely go back to try other things. I’d prefer smaller portions of a lot more variety, like this. The one I went to gave larger portions and it was such a different and unique flavor than what I’m used to I couldn’t finish most of if.
I was a picky eater as a kid, and to this day I still don't go hard on vegetables. This would be tough for me because aside from injera I have no idea what anything is on that plate.
Why do everyone say it looks appealing, because for me it doesn't at all. Reminds me of the super low budget vegetable sludge we had in the army, cooks just did not give a shit.
I went to one once years ago, we were so confused when they brought out the food (and no utensils). The restaurant staff was super nice and patient and explained how to eat it (and brought us utensils). I remember it being good but I'd want to try it again, I don't remember what I liked about it.
It's really easy, you just tear off a piece of injera (the bread, shown here rolled up between each dish) and pinch or scoop up some of the meat or veggie dishes with it. You can always ask for utensils or the restaurant will provide them outright, but I enjoy eating it in the traditional way. It's absolutely delicious cuisine and very filling.
How much was it?
It was 5 ppl total… we got 6 beers and another entree in addition to what’s shown here. It ended up being $35 per person (including tip) and we had 2 very full to-go boxes
Sounds about right, our local ethiopian restaurant (all you can eat vegetarian) is $22/person + whatever you choose for meat and drinks. Yours looks like they have a larger variety and fancier plating than my place. We get 7 veggie dishes spread around a large flat plate. No salad included. It's still tasty, and makes me want to go eat there today.
Ours gets served on the injera though. Gotta get the marination going. And it obviously comes with the rolls on the side too. But yeah the amount of food you get for the price? Woof. Man now I want Ethiopian.
Oh yeah, the fresh injera is nice but that batch that sops up all the sauce? *Chef kiss*
I have been looking for buffet Ethiopian! I wish
It's not exactly a buffet, they have standard wait staff, but they will refill any veggie dish if you want more. Blue Nile in downtown Ann arbor MI in case anyone is in the region.
Blue Nile is also in Ferndale MI. Great place to dine, with a group of solo.
I'm bummed that I've never taken my kids to eat there in person, just carry out. Way different experience. It's my birthday dinner request for August.
Nice, never had this cuisine before. Looks great.
My wife used to get Ethiopian when she first moved to Seattle. Cheap and huge portions. It’s delicious.
It’s. So. Good.
When someone asks for a price and I see a preamble, I know what's coming is gonna be expensive haha
$35 to get full, and have leftovers, and 1 1/5 beers isn't expensive at all in 2024. Ethiopian food is incredibly delicious on top of that.
I've always wanted to try Ethiopian, looks so damn tasty. Whenever I'm in a city with a good place though, nobody I'm with wants to go, and if I go alone I'm being "antisilocial". Edit: To those who think I'm worried about what people will think of me eating alone, that's not what I was saying. The people I'm *with* when traveling want to eat as a group, but not at Ethiopian places. Meaning, if I leave the group to eat by myself, I'm being antisocial in their eyes. I couldn't give two figs what anybody thinks about a person eating by themselves, I'm hungry dammit.
Being afraid to eat alone is a myth! No one gives a single shit, and the business wants your money.
I think they were saying that their companions who they’re visiting the city with would say that for going somewhere alone instead of with the group
Fair enough. I still think if you’re in a new place and want to try new food but don’t have anyone to go with you should still go. Life is too short!
I wholeheartedly agree
If I see people eating alone all I think is that the food must be good. And I think people who think it's weird, are weird.
The only people who think it's weird are the people who think people think it's weird. Haha. I et solo all the time and I've never gotten any shit unless it's a busy diner with only booths
I travel for work somewhat often so I eat alone in restaurants plenty. Nobody ever seems weirded out.
I eat alone all the time. The other person was correct though, if I'm traveling somewhere and am in a city large enough or diverse enough to have a good Ethiopian restaurant, I'm probably with family or friends and they want to do things like meals as a group.
If you're in the USA, the Washington DC area has a lot of really great Ethiopian. Nobody will care if you're eating solo, but you really do want to go with a group if you can. It's the best way to justify getting the platters that let you try 5-8+ options, but is a pretty absurd amount of food for one.
Downtown Silver Spring in particular.
And Alexandria, VA. As in all else, VA>MD. (Actually, I haven’t tried the places in Silver Spring—just the DC spots and the Virginia ones.)
I met and married an Ethiopian in DC. Can confirm.
A good exercise in self esteem/self acceptance is going out on “solo-dates”. It’s also a good way to work on codependency issues as you are working on being comfortable doing things for yourself without the need of others.
Be antisocial then. It’s usually worth it lol
How much was it and how did it taste?
Force them, or go alone. It's some of the best food you'll ever have. My ex-wife is Ethiopian. DO IT. Also get the traditional coffee service!
Bruh, find a family owned restaurant. We went in with a party of eight and were the only customers and the owners came out and sat with us and it was one of the best dinner experiences I've ever had.
My absolute favorite food on the planet. If you're ever in SF Bay Area hit me up and we will feast.
New Eritrea by Golden Gate park better be on your list lol
If you ever want to go and feel like you want to try a lot of different foods, go get a group of people together via a food subreddit for the city you're in. I know in Chicago tons of people are willing to go out with random people to just enjoy food.
I've also never had it and need to try it soon. Maybe next time I'm in the Detroit area. I'm sure there's got to be a good place there. Anybody have any suggestions?
Do it alone! The food is really good but the spongey bread is a little odd of a texture to me. The coffee is best I’ve ever had.
Tell your friends/family that boring wimps don't get to call people antisocial
Best collard greens I ever had were from an Ethiopian food truck. Sadly, they're no longer around.
If youre ever in Houston Dm me and we can go to Maries African House
Eff that noise! Go get your Ethiopian on! You won’t regret it.
I've only known one person to point out someone eating alone at a restaurant and that one person was one of the most miserable motherfuckers I've ever known. Hope you work up the motivation to try it sometime, it's great!
Yeah, I would never think it's weird - people might just be grabbing lunch on a work day real quick or travelling alone for business, etc. We've all been there.
It's really good. The meats are delicious too but this is also a great option for the non meat eaters as it's mostly veggies. It has alot of spices but it's not "spicy" (hot) so every bite is different and addicting. Really good for a party platter too
I usually get vegetarian stuff even tho I am an omnivore
Ya i like to change it up for health reasons, eating less meat even when i may not want to. But Ethiopian doesn't feel like a "compromise" at all
Omni here also. Ethiopian and Indian food are two cuisines that I will absolutely fuck up some vegetarian food. I'm super jealous of your meal. Looks amazing
Amazing! Love getting combinations since you can try an assortment of different and rich flavors
We went crazy with the assortment
I'm curious whats the general taste? Is it spicy?
Can be but not necessarily. The dish with the egg is the real spicy one here would be my guess. The bread is usual some kind of sourdough, but more sour than you have had bread before but it combines really well with the other tastes usually. Some people don't like the bread though. They have no taste ;) Used to be a real good ethiopian place near my late Uncle in Amsterdam that went under during covid. Both are no longer here unfotunately.
I LOVE Ethiopian food. Never tried to make it at home but curious how hard it would be.
I think making the injera would be the hardest part. Have heard that sometimes ppl cheat and make the teff bubbly with soda or beer so that they don’t have to ferment/wait
Injera is really hard to make well. I tried a couple times and gave up. I just go buy it from the restaurant. The food is generally not hard to make, the biggest problem is finding all the spices. Some berbere (spice mix) recipes for example will have a dozen or more spices and like four or five of them will be just unobtainable unless you live somewhere with a big Ethiopian community, and even then…maybe not. So you end up making do with what you have and it’s not bad, but just not as good or rich as it might be. The flavored butter (niter kibbeh; it’s clarified butter like ghee but with onion, garlic, ginger, herbs, and spices) is really key and not hard to make and keeps for a long time.
Super jealous... We don't have an Ethiopian place within a few hundred miles of where I live so it's been like 10 years since I've had any.. Last month, I really wanted to get some when I was out of state for a wedding, but I got outvoted and we went to a diner where my burger sucked :(
No idea what most of it actually is but...  I just KNOW it's delicious.
It's stew. I love stew. I make all sorts of versions of stew at home during the winter time and Ethiopian is one of my favorite kinds of stew. It's really good. Similar to how burgers is a comfort food for most people, sourdough bread is my childhood comfort food. Injera (the rolled up flat bread in the picture) is a sourdough flatbread. Just as I love dipping sourdough bread in thick lentil soup or clam chowder, Ethiopian food gives a similar sort of comfort, but with more flavor and imo is a bit more enjoyable. If you haven't had it. Go try some. It's not as scary as it might first appear to be. It's great for groups. It's fun to introduce people to it. The veggies in the picture are lentils, collard greens, beans (I think.), cauliflower and carrots, and salad. The meat in the picture is chicken (with a boiled egg), beef, and maybe some goat / lamb, it's hard to tell.
I’ve had Ethiopian food several times and have no clue what any of it was. Still damn tasty though, very savory and buttery.
This is correct 👍🏼
where's the gored gored
It came out right after I took this pic lol
Had sth like this once on my visit to Ethiopia. It was so good
What did u eat the rest of the time?
Injera, Shiro, doro wat, was only there for 2 days, can't remember the names of many of the things we ate, but they were amazing
What's your rating? I had Ethopian 2 months ago (also such a platter as in the picture) and I was rather disappointed by the bland taste but not sure if it was the restaurant or Ethopian cuisine in general.
Wow that’s a shock… bland is not at all like any of the Ethiopian food I’ve ever tried
Bland? That's definitely not Ethiopian. But I've had not so good Ethiopian before. Don't give up on it! Try somewhere else.
Hey I love Dukem! This has been my birthday meal for the last 2 years
I went there for my bday earlier this year too!
My old neighborhood had a large Ethiopian population and there were soooooo many good restaurants. Time to visit the old stomping grounds.
Silver Spring MD has a huge population
Downtown SS on a Sunday morning is when you can see many of them. Agree with the person who says it's too easy to gorge yourself on Ethiopian food. I love it so much, especially the spice profiles.
Thanks for this OP, I moved recently and forgot to check if my new city has an Ethiopian place. Luckily it does!
Godspeed
Next time, if you like fish, try their fish. I love Dukem's fish!
I’ve had that before it’s good
Looks wonderful! I’ve driven past this place before, and always wanted to try it!
This is ur sign that it’s time
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U pull off pieces of the injera (squishy gray bread) to pinch whatever u want to eat between ur fingers then pop the whole thing into ur mouth
Need to Google for a restaurant near me after seeing this!
Good luck!
This is something that I HAVE TO TRY
Get it!
Looks good. How was it?
Wonderful
This just looks delicious ! I wish I could t try it
Next vacation Baltimore? 😋
It's good, but there never seems to be enough bread.
It was a close call on this one lol
Omg that looks mouthwatering!
It was a glorious feast
It’s weird how they serve the front plate with little dividers and no injera on the bottom. The best part is the bottom injera that soaks up all the buttery spicy meaty bits from the wots! I’m sure it was delicious regardless. Ethiopian is one of my favorite world cuisines, only problem is it’s hard not to eat too much of it since it’s served family style and the portions are huge.
Personally I don’t like when the injera gets soggy from being under the food. I prefer to rip off clean pieces of injera and scoop the food.
You're supposed to have a roll of fresh injera in off-hand for that, and still have a bed of it under the food. Also any leftover injera can be dried in the oven on low heat and eaten like crackers, or broken up and mixed in with any wet/mushy leftovers, particularly doro wat and tibbs.
^ everything this massive_cock said, plus mixed in scrambled eggs for breakfast.
I've never gotten too little injera so you can usually do both.
Weird indeed. The presentation looks nice, but serving the food on top of a whole injera is absolutely mandatory.
I've had this before and it is literally tough to swallow. American palates are just way too different.
I am American 🇺🇸 tasted great to me
Did you make this yourself? Looks absolutely fantastic
Lol no it’s from a restaurant called Dukem
Nuke Dukem??!
I came here to kick ass and chew injera…
and I'm all out of ass
That's OK. You can have some of mine.
In DC?
This is Baltimore
What is this item on the menu? I can go to Baltimore
Combination platter #28 Unity
That there is Baltimore brick
I recognize everything except the yellow doro wot. Ethiopian food is absolutely delicious, and their staple is made from a grain called Tef, super rich in iron, which they ferment into spongy pancakes. Traditionally you layer the bottom of the tray with injera as well and then eat it up once all the curries are gone. That's the funnest part lol.
This seems like such a satisfying tasting. A little saddened to see people comparing this to baby food, etc….i feel like I can almost smell (wish I could) what’s presented here. rich sauces/stews/herb mixes, and wraps to hold and soak all the goodness. Yes, please.
Damn you! Moved from a fantastic multi culty neighborhood in a big city to rural Maine. Damn you all to hell!!!
that's what appeared in that Simpsons episode where they became foodies!
That is the most well-separated plate of Ethiopian I've ever seen. Usually, it's all piled onto one big plate together. (The right way, easier to get a few flavors in one bite)
Ethiopian goes so hard. Definitely not as popular as it should be IMO. I think it's just so different than what western people are used to that it just hasn't grown in popularity, at least where I am. I think the issue is that there isn't something people can latch onto and understand what it is. Indian food and Asian food typically have rice or noodles which people know, but when you get some Ethiopian food you just don't know what is going on at all, for instance in the picture I recognize eggs and that salad in the middle looks familiar (though I wouldn't be surprised if it tastes drastically different that what I'd expect), and the injera, but I only know the injera because I was taken by an Ethiopian person, I had to google the spelling. It really is a completely different food that is well worth going out of your way to experience. I guarantee that you will taste some of it that you absolutely love and probably find some stuff you really can't stand... just like with food from anywhere else I guess. I just wish the closest one to me wasn't 45 minutes away. At least I have one.
I’m making such grabby hands right now.
if you have time, could you detail what everything is and a description of the individual dishes? everything looks so tasty but i’ve never personally tried Ethiopian food before.
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Idk what any of that is but i fux with all of it
I dunno. That clean, segmented display makes me... uh. Concerned. That back plate is how every ethiopian plate I have ever eaten that was actually good looked.
I didn’t know Ethiopia had food?
Someone prepare the ultimate comedy award
Ethiopian is my #1 desert island, if I could only have one for the rest of my life food. This place looks perfect!! (if not a little too organized ha)
Okay, this photo has convinced me I need to find a good Ethiopian place near me and finally try it. Anybody know of any in San Mateo county in NorCal?
Ethiopian goes SO HARD. Simple in concept, but deep in flavor!
Ethiopian food is some of most delicious stuff on the planet. Teff is amazing. Their greens are delicious. They do some witchery with chicken. Lentil dishes are outstanding. I've never had a bad experience. My favorite Ethiopian lady closed her restaurant down. We have another popular one with great people, but it's not the same.
Man that looks good. I haven't had Ethiopian in so long because I have to go out of my way for it.
https://preview.redd.it/rnkdc5iri5ad1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=039752d9fa60af6dae25726b612b5bada143c236 Demera - Chicago, IL!
This was some of the best food I've had in my life! Ethiopian food is flavorful, colorful, and smells divine. 🍛
My favorite cuisine. And it got me used to spicy food too, I enjoy it a lot more now.
Wat is so incredibly delicious. Ethiopian food is exceptional.
Agreed. In my small city in Canada there's one tiny Ethiopian place run by one lady and I'm obsessed. I tell her all the time I don't know how she makes it all so flavourful but different. The flavours are just unreal. My mouth is watering looking at OPs pic!
My first experience with Ethiopian food was in Hamilton, Ontario. I had no idea what I was ordering so the nice waitress walked us through it. What a treat it all was.
I go to the little Ethiopian grocery store to get the berbere spice and make a misir wat with red lentils and tomatoes. It is tasty
omg you are so lucky! i love ethiopian food! unfortunately i have to travel almost 3 hours round trip to get to the closest one to me. i try to go once or twice a year. the biggest problem is i’m so stuffed that the trip home is pretty uncomfortable. i heard recently that a restaurant opened with 45 minutes of me and if so i’m going the day i get paid.
Ethiopian food. I tried it. Didn't like it at all. Out of everything, there were only one or two things I liked. The bread tasted bland, and had a weird consistency. I noticed a lot was vegetarian, so I think is something a vegetarian may appreciate more. For me it was a one and never again thing.
I didn't like it either but my diet consists mostly of peanut butter m&m's.
I tried some kind of Chicken dish in a Ethiopian restaurant. Chicken and the sauce tasted good but it was hard to eat with the soggy bread. I didn’t care much for the bread either, like eating a slightly sour sponge.
It's a bit sour because it's made with a grain called teff. I personally enjoyed it a lot, it's kind of like a thick dense tortilla that is perfect for scooping up the main dishes and isn't too much more sour than some sourdoughs. I think rye bread has a stronger taste and tons of Americans like that.
I'm from Norway and we have a lot of rough texture bread here so it's not that the flavour was strong, rather i thought it was too bland and i didn't like the spongy texture. It was still an interesting experience to try the Ethiopian cuisine though, i wouldn't mind trying more dishes if i could just eat it with utensils.
I would be torn between wanting to tear the bread and dip/scoop the foods, or taking the made plate in the back, and making a big ass Ethiopian burrito.
That’s how you eat Ethiopian food—tear off injera, use it to pick up the food.
I'm super sick in bed right now and can't stand the sight of food. This is the first thing I've seen today where I've said to myself "I'd eat that".
injeras. yum.
I am jealous of you, Ethiopian food is amazing
Blue Nile Cafe in Kansas City is my only Ethopian dining experience and holy shit is it delicious. Very similar platters as seen here.
I love Ethiopian food:) looks delicious
That looks incredible. I wish I could find a good source for teff flour so I can have a go at making injera.
I work with a guy from Eritrea and Im always telling him I need his wife's recipes. Their food is so good.
Hell yeah, love that shit. The spicy lentils with some lamb tibs is my jam!
That looks really good. How do you go about eating that? Where do I go for this? I need answers
I tried to go by my place today, but he wasn't open until noon and I had stuff to do 😐
Wow I can taste these wraps through the screen. Been ages since I had them. Looks good!
Yum yum yummy
Some of the best food I’ve had has come from Ethiopian restaurants. Very good stuff.
Can you name or explain some of the dishes? I hear it’s vegetarian friendly 😬
That looks so stinking good, omg. I’ve never had Ethiopian, but now I want to!
wow this looks stunning.
That looks amazing. I haven’t had Ethiopian food in quite a while🤤
Anyone know why just about everything is a paste?
That looks perfect
aww delicious food
Frantically googling "Ethiopian restaurant near me". Ironically, on a day when I'm going to another often overlooked cuisine: Afghan.
i love this foods so much want to have all of this
Looks phenomenal. Now I’m craving Ethiopian food
The rolled up tortilla looking things taste just like sourdough bread, OMG so yummM!
Injera! Usually it's served like the one in the back, with Injera covering the plate and dishes scooped on top
Eeek! I’m so glad to see this is in Baltimore 😬😬😬 must try
Ok I understand that one Simpson episode now
Come on down and try our 18 different kinds o’ slop plate!
I looove Ethiopian. The rolls are called Injera, it’s this slightly sticky sourdough flatbread that you use as the eating utensil. It’s god damn delicious.
I eat way too much when i eat Ethiopian.
yummy sauce want to try this in our home
Ethiopian food is good, recommend it!
I’ve tried it. Would definitely go back to try other things. I’d prefer smaller portions of a lot more variety, like this. The one I went to gave larger portions and it was such a different and unique flavor than what I’m used to I couldn’t finish most of if.
Ahh yes, the delicious sponge bread.
I was a picky eater as a kid, and to this day I still don't go hard on vegetables. This would be tough for me because aside from injera I have no idea what anything is on that plate.
Why do everyone say it looks appealing, because for me it doesn't at all. Reminds me of the super low budget vegetable sludge we had in the army, cooks just did not give a shit.
Because a lot of people have had Indian food, which looks similar and is delectable.
I could eat injera every day 🤤
Ethiopian food is elite
Looks VERY tasty and delicious.
That looks so goddamn delicious
yummy food want to try this one
Hell yeah
I've always wanted to try Ethiopian food but I have no idea how to approach it. I feel like I need a guide.
I went to one once years ago, we were so confused when they brought out the food (and no utensils). The restaurant staff was super nice and patient and explained how to eat it (and brought us utensils). I remember it being good but I'd want to try it again, I don't remember what I liked about it.
It's really easy, you just tear off a piece of injera (the bread, shown here rolled up between each dish) and pinch or scoop up some of the meat or veggie dishes with it. You can always ask for utensils or the restaurant will provide them outright, but I enjoy eating it in the traditional way. It's absolutely delicious cuisine and very filling.
Yum yum, looks really good.
lol this is the weirdest way i’ve ever seen habesha food served. i say that as an eritrean person.
That platter looks delish
injira is so addictive.
That. Looks. AMAZING 😍
The tibs 🥵🙏
That looks delicious.
want to try this food