Day 2 - Lunch and Coffee Ceremony

The day started with Lunch and a coffe ceremony at the family house.

Ethiopian Food is unique, a typical meal would consist of Injera (Bread) and Wot (sauce / stew of meat, fish or vegetables).

Injera is a flat bread made form a grain unique to Ethiopia called Teff. Teff a species of lovegrass native to the northern Ethiopian Highlands of Northeast Africa. Teff is glutten free and high in fibre

Wot is a spicy sauce of  of meat, fish or vegetables cooked with Berbere, Berbere is a blend red chili pepper and other exotic spice

A big spread of Bug (Lamb) Wot, Doro (Chicken) Wot, Shiro (Split Peas) Wot, Tibs (Fried Lamb) served with Injera (Flatbread) was laid on for us by Rebecca's Mother.



Lunch started with the cutting of Anebarbero a large circular bread to welcome all the group to the house.









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