Ethiopian food

Most meals come on injera, a soft, slightly sour flatbread you tear with your right hand to scoop up stews, and this is the birthplace of coffee. Here's what injera is and how to eat it, the dishes to try, the coffee ceremony and what to drink.

Injera is the soft, spongy, slightly sour flatbread that almost every Ethiopian meal is served on. It's made from teff, a tiny grain grown in the highlands, mixed with water and left to ferment for a few days, then poured into a wide pan and steamed on one side only, which gives it its bubbly top. It's your plate and your spoon: stews are spooned on top, and you eat by tearing off pieces to scoop them up.

How to eat it

1. 1Wash your hands first. Restaurants bring water and soap to the table, or have a sink nearby.
2. 2Use your right hand only. The left is not used for food.
3. 3Tear off a piece from the rolled injera on the side, or from the edge of the big one underneath.
4. 4Pinch, don't dip: wrap the piece round a little stew with your fingertips and lift it to your mouth.
5. 5Eat from the part in front of you, and save the stew-soaked injera underneath for last: it's the best bit.
6. 6Gursha: if someone feeds you a bite with their hand, it's a sign of friendship. Accept it, and return one if you like.

• Doro wat辣味炖鸡配水煮蛋；节日必备菜。
• Tibs洋葱辣椒炒牛肉或羊肉。
• Kitfo牛肉末拌香料黄油，生吃或稍微做熟（点 leb leb）。
• Shiro鹰嘴豆炖菜；纯素，到处都有。
• Beyaynetu纯素斋期菜拼盘。见纯素旅行者。
• Firfir撕碎的英吉拉拌酱汁，人气早餐。

埃塞俄比亚咖啡仪式

咖啡来自埃塞俄比亚。咖啡树野生于西南部卡法的森林里，传说一位名叫 Kaldi 的牧羊人最早发现了它提神的功效。咖啡至今仍是日常生活的核心：人们用 buna 来迎接客人、畅谈聊天、消磨午后时光。

• 咖啡仪式：生豆在炭火上烘烤，手工研磨，再用陶制的 jebena 壶煮，一旁焚着香、配着爆米花。整个过程要一个小时或更久，主人希望你留下来。
• 三轮：abol、tona 和 bereka。三轮都喝是礼貌；据说第三轮会带来祝福。
• 日常咖啡：每条街上都有小小的 buna bets（咖啡馆），亚的斯亚贝巴人特别爱玛奇朵。一杯只要几十比尔。
• 带回家：买耶加雪菲、锡达马、哈勒尔或古吉产的密封零售包装，并保留收据（出境限额 2 公斤）。

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咖啡和茶含咖啡因

• Buna · 埃塞俄比亚咖啡，喝黑咖啡或加糖；一定要体验一下咖啡仪式。
• 玛奇朵 · 亚的斯亚贝巴咖啡馆里最受欢迎的点单。
• Shai · 甜茶，常加肉桂或丁香调味。

Negus, an Ethiopian coffee-flavoured non-alcoholic malt

无酒精饮品不含酒精

• Sen'q · BGI Ethiopia 出品的麦芽饮料，标注为无酒精。
• Negus · Habesha Breweries 出品的黑麦芽饮料，标注为不含酒精。
• Spris · 分层鲜榨果汁：牛油果、芒果、木瓜。
• Ambo · 产自安博的天然含气矿泉水。

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酒精饮品含酒精

• Tej · 蜂蜜酒，盛在圆肚瓶（berele）里。
• Tella 和 areke · 自酿啤酒和一种烈酒。
• 本地啤酒 · St. George、Habesha、Walia、Meta、Bedele、Dashen 和 Harar。