This past Saturday I was invited to learn how to cook Ethiopian food. There is an Ethiopian adoption group in Mason that is having a fundraiser on 2/6 and is serving Ethiopian foods. So this past Saturday we met to prepare a lot of the food. Unfortunately I did not leave with one recipe. There were three Ethiopian women that were in charge of the dishes we were preparing. I think Ethiopian women keep all their recipes in their head and they don't use measuring cups. I did learn that Ethiopian food requires a lot of prep work, a lot of onions and a lot of garlic. I left there smelling like a "spice rack" as Jimmy said and our car smelled for days after I went. Even though I left with no recipes, I did meet some awesome families that have adopted or are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia, or have lived in Ethiopia. These families will be a great support and resource as we continue on our adoption journey, which I'm sure, will be more helpful than any recipe I could have left with.
I was able to try some Ethiopian Cuisine. Ethiopians do not use utensils to eat they serve injera bread (sourdough flatbread) which they use to scoop the Ethiopian food on. I hate to say this but I didn't really care for the injera, I hope I'll acquire a taste for it because it is a staple (or utensil) in their country. I also tried doro wat (chicken stew), lentils, and greens. The doro wat, lentil and greens were very yummy!!!! Here is a picture of doro wat and a typical ethiopian plate with people using their injera to eat with.
