Comments on: A lesson before trying

By: Watch

Watch — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:26:58 +0000

Hi Hillary
Love your blog.
I do not blame you for not being such a fan of “Ethiopian bread”. I agree with you, that the injera make by some of the restaurants is like eating foam.
I wish you try the real injera made of teff, sorghum and barley flour. It makes a whole lot difference. Once you taste the real injera with those exotic spicy stews, who know you might be hooked for good.

Peace
Watch

By: mitu

mitu — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:04:02 +0000

advice for daring ones who want to try the raw tartar..not all ethiopians eat this dish raw..u can ask for it to be medium rare or medium..wich will make it taste much better i think..plus u dont have to worry about getting sick off raw meat!

By: mitu

mitu — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:02:07 +0000

e8 yebeg alitcha..thats what the other meat is..its just lamb stew..cubes of lamb in mild curry like sauce..mmmm yummy!

By: Hillary

Hillary — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:50:47 +0000

You might be right but I’m not sure because that’s made in a berbere sauce too (like the chicken) but the two weren’t the same color. I was thinking maybe it was E10. Zilzil tibs?

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:02:17 +0000

I would say the other meat is: E3. Minchet abish

By: Hillary

Hillary — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:58:14 +0000

Thanks Melissa! No worries…I’ll give Ethiopian food another shot at some point in my life :)

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:54:10 +0000

that was a totally fascinating post hillary. I had never even considered trying ethiopian food, nor did I have any idea what that would be all about. thank you for sharing. sorry you didn’t like the intro.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:38:42 +0000

Clancy,
That’s a good idea, but I also found that the food wasn’t very filling without the bread, though it was tasty otherwise. Maybe I’ll try something like that next time.

Umami,
Good to know I’m not the only one!

By: umami

umami — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:58:35 +0000

My friend told me how daunting she found her meal the one time she tried Ethiopian food, she ate or tried to eat raw meat too.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:39:47 +0000

Hey — I found your blog via Tastespotting. If you think you may be willing to try Ethiopian food again someday, I have a tip for you. Instead of eating the injera, try to just use it as a scoop. An analogy would be like oysters on the half shell: you know how some people eat the crackers they put the oyster and sauce on top of, but some people don’t, but rather just let the oyster slide into their mouths?

The injera’s flavor isn’t so strong that it would leach into the other food, so that might work. Or, you could always just bring your own utensils from home, heh. I know it may seem a little tacky, or at least unorthodox, but I’d be willing to bet that some people do it all the time.