To be regarded as part of a country’s culinary pride, a dish must have a history as rich as its taste. The stew known as doro wat fulfills that role for the nation of Ethiopia, and it’s fast becoming ...
Doro Wat, bottom, beef tibs, top, sambussas, center, and lamb tibs top a piece of traditional injera bread at Zagwe’s Restaurant. Spongy injera, potatoes and carrots drenched in spices all wrapped in ...
At the center of a serving of doro wat sits a glistening, crimson egg, like the beating heart of a nation’s cuisine, a symbol of love born and reborn. That it’s fabulously delicious seems almost ...
- If you're like me, you've often wondered how "authentic" some ethnic cuisine in America truly is. For example, is Panda Express poorly done Chinese food, or is it just cultural appropriation? Well, ...
For hungry people in a hurry, East African cuisine typically isn’t the right decision – same goes for anyone planning to spend a meal on an iPhone. Ethiopian food is served communally, similar to the ...
After months of work, the Enat Ethiopian Restaurant is open at 844 S. Broadway Ave. in the Soldiers Field Plaza complex.
Injera, cool to the touch, silkier than a tortilla and exploding with hundreds of fermentation bubbles on its spongier side, seems designed by a higher power to absorb the lush, spicy stews created by ...
For the past four winters, while Elias Taddesse shivered behind a flattop grill on the patio behind Wet Dog Tavern in Shaw, the Ethiopian-born, French-trained chef with Michelin star credentials ...
Chef Saba Tewolde’s favorite holiday is the Fourth of July. Born in a war, she escaped Ethiopia for a chance at American freedom. “When I came to America, I said, ‘Wow, I’m a woman with a country,’” ...