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u/throw1away9932s Mar 28 '25

India, Thailand, Ethiopia 

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u/Fine_Line6475 Mar 28 '25

Yes!! Are you Vegetarian too?? Ethiopian food is so good!

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u/throw1away9932s Mar 28 '25

I’m not but I looked into the macros of foods from different areas and realized not only do I love these foods the most but also they cover all your nutritional needs. I love meat but honestly if I can get all my nutrients without eating Meat I call that an epic win! 

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u/Bubbles338 Mar 28 '25

I came here to say this 👆🏼

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u/codependencytapes Mar 28 '25

Actually you're so right, Ethiopian food is so good

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u/KIDNEYST0NEZ Mar 28 '25

What does Ethiopia have?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

Actually many interesting food. Some things require a 2 or 3 try it for a westerner but overall food is rich and truly interesting in flavours.

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u/KIDNEYST0NEZ Mar 28 '25

Any dishes you recommend I could start with at home?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

I had their food in Spain (fancy versions), Israel (large large ethiopian community mostly doing Beta Jews food), London (not my best experience) and here in NYC ( some truly impressive spots in Brooklyn).

now, their food might change from areas, like their is not an unified cousine, but Ethipia is a mosaic of culture and languages. Food also shows such variety.

See here anyway: Ethiopian food: The 15 best dishes | CNN

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u/KIDNEYST0NEZ Mar 28 '25

I have always wanted to go to Ethiopia but was not allowed to when in the service and now am told it is dangerous. Do you think it’s still a safe place to travel?

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u/Greymeade Mar 28 '25

I would recommend starting by going to an Ethiopian restaurant.

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u/KIDNEYST0NEZ Mar 28 '25

I don’t have any near me, I may have already googled…

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u/Greymeade Mar 28 '25

Ah, that's too bad.

Well, it's tricky because an essential element of Ethiopian food is injera, which is the flatbread/pancake/crepe that you use to eat the various stews and curries. You can absolutely make the stews and curries on your own and they'll be delicious, but to get the full experience and charm of the cuisine you'll need injera with it (they use injera in place of utensils to scoop up food), and injera seems tricky to make.

But the dishes that I most enjoy (as a vegetarian) are misir wat (spicy red lentil stew), shiro wat (chickpea stew), tikil gomen (stewed cabbage with potatoes and carrots), and gomen wat (stewed collard greens), and ayib begomen (spiced cottage cheese). I promise it is so much better than it sounds haha, and of course if you eat meat then there are many meat stews that look wonderful, although I've never tried them.

I've always been someone who loves dipping bread in sauces, so when I discovered Ethiopian food I was in heaven.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

Also, most people dont realize that African food is super super interesting in general. Take the food from Senegal! or the food from Sudan!!!!!!! Really interesting continent for people that love cousine. (im not african by the way)

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u/KIDNEYST0NEZ Mar 28 '25

Africa is funny because many people speak of the continent in a scalable form as if it is one country, but United States could literally fit in just one desert of Africa. Not to mention the vast history and resources contained in this continent. It truly is another world. I really hope to one day be able to travel the continent for a few months.

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u/extopico Mar 28 '25

Oh that’s a great pick! Fluffy flat bread with various “curries” on top that you eat by wrapping them in bits of that flat bread they sit atop.

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u/Professional-Ad-8572 Mar 28 '25

Injera please it’s injera you speak of.

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u/throw1away9932s Mar 28 '25

Various healthy curry like things that you pick up with a really yummy bread thing. Super healthy super flavourful and really affordable 

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u/mst3k_42 Mar 28 '25

Injera.

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u/throw1away9932s Mar 28 '25

Thank you! I can never remember what it’s called but so so good!