by AddisEats | Sep 1, 2015 | Food
Injera and Shiro (Photo by Munira Hashim) What is it? Injera is strange the first time you see it, touch it and smell it. It’s squishy, sour-smelling and looks a bit like the surface of the moon. But it’s delicious and accompanies everything perfectly....
by AddisEats | Aug 4, 2015 | Food
Raw Meat & Condiments If you’ve ever been to Ethiopia you know that Ethiopians love meat. They eat it for every meal of they day if they can afford it. And it is always served with a range of condiments. Every restaurant makes their own version of...
by AddisEats | Jul 2, 2015 | Photoblog
Why do we love Ethiopia so much and how did we end up here? AddisEats co-founder, Eliza Richman, was raised by her beloved Ethiopian nanny for 18 years in Washington, DC. And then we followed her back to Ethiopia! It’d be a lot less cute if I did this now...
by AddisEats | Apr 30, 2015 | Drinks
Cuvee Prestige Chardonnay When we first arrived in Ethiopia in 2011 we could never have imagined we’d be drinking premium quality wines made in Ethiopia. Little did we know that in 2007 the Castel family, in private consultations with the late Prime...
by AddisEats | Apr 22, 2015 | Travel
Food is to Ethiopians as water is to fish. Eating is a relaxed, communal and celebrated experience. Food is always fresh, ingredients are organic and spices are used liberally. Meats, stews and vegetables are poured over a shared plate of injera, eaten...