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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
6 dishes to eat in Addis Ababa, what is in them, and where they belong.
Sour teff flatbread under stews — doro wat with chicken and egg is the celebratory one.
Cubed meat sautéed with onion, rosemary and chilli, sometimes served still sizzling on coals.
Minced raw beef warmed in spiced butter and mitmita — ask for it leb leb if you want it lightly cooked.
Ground chickpea stew, the everyday dish and reliably vegan during fasting periods.
Arguably where coffee comes from, and the domestic quality is excellent and very cheap.
Honey wine fermented with gesho, served in a rounded flask called a berele.