Ethiopian Food Owns
Wherein Ryan has a culinary adventure…
The development team decided to go on a little food adventure today, driven by the proddings of our modeller. We went to an Ethiopian restaurant, which if you have never experienced, is completely sublime. It is similar to Indian food, meats in sauces with garlic, ginger, peppers… but it’s decidedly not Indian food, mostly because of the portion/presentation, and the condiments. Ordering at this (and most, I gather) Ethiopian restaurants involves picking 3 or 4 different dishes - dried beef sauteed in an onion and rosemary sauce, lentils blended with onion and mustard dressing, potatoes and cabbage in curry, for example. It’s very easy to eat vegitarian or vegan as there are many veggie dishes. They are served in small portions, about 5 or 6 ounces per, and are presented in little piles with a really fantastic flat sourdough bread made from a grain called Teff. This bread is your silverware. Its got a chewy, spongy consistancy is very slightly sour but mostly designed as a way to get all the great flavors to your eagerly awaiting proboscus. I also had the house iced tea, which tasted of cloves and a little cinnamon. The whole experience was terrific, under 10 bucks including tip, and I was very full when we left. If you have an Ethiopian restaurant near you and you’ve been to afraid to give it a try *doooo iiiiiit*. It’s an experience not to be missed.