While I was still in Lesotho I would joke with friends that the next overseas posting I would take would have to be somewhere with great (re: spicy and vegetarian-friendly) local food and coffee. I feel like Ethiopia is more than adequate in meeting these needs.
Strong espresso coffee is a part of everyday life and can be found in every restaurant, Starbucks-like coffee chain, hole the wall cafe and most street corners.
Vegetarianism is easily explained with the simple term 'fasting' thanks to the practices of Orthodox Christians in the country. Every Wedneday and Friday, you are pretty much guaranteed to be able to find a veggie option and I could not be happier.
Our German neighbours have been telling us for weeks now about this great place they go to for lunch everyday while they are working at the Addis Ababa University. As there is currently a 12 day fasting period (ie. every day is vegetarian day) we thought we would head out there this Saturday to experience the place they charmingly call the 'Hobbit House' for ourselves.
Our feast of injera and vegetable stews, plates of pasta, traditional coffee (plus some soup starters and cold drinks that didn't make the photographs) set us back a whole $2 each. It was beyond delicious and I cannot wait to find a chance to go back.
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