Traditional Ethiopian Dinner

Tonight we joined Meg Sabini, Katie (Meg's sister), and Miles and Ashley Catlett for a traditional Ethiopian dinner.  They spent the day together shopping and visiting churches and museums while we were at the cemetery and shopping.  They knew that our day had been rough, so they came back for us so that we could spend time together.  I just cannot convey to you how wonderful the people are in our travel group!  We are so blessed!

The restaurant was amazing!  I loved the scenery and the atmosphere.  I tried a bite of the food but didn't eat much more than that as I am still trying to be very careful about upsetting my stomach.  It is still a little queasy but MUCH better than this morning!  Here's what the group is eating in the pictures below:

Dora Wet:  Chicken drumstick or thigh cooked in herbal butter berer onion sauce served with cottage cheese and hard boiled egg.

Alicha Firfir:  Mild lamb stew in turmic ginger garlic, onion sauce mixed with chunks of Enjera

Tibs:  Cubes of lamb sauteed with onions, tomatoes, green peppers

Tibs Firfir:  Cubes of lamb cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes, green peppers sauteed with chunks of Enjera

Yebeq Key West:  Lamb stew wth onions, garlic, herbal butter berere sauce

Kuwanta Firfir:  Dried marinated beef cooked in seasoned berbere tomatoes, onions, garlic herbal butter sauce sauteed with chunks of Enjera

Enjera is the spongy bread that the food is served on and also rolled-up and eaten with.  Your hands are washed before the food is served and then again after eating.  You eat with one hand only.  The Enjera is poured-out like pancake batter and cooked in a wok. 

As we were leaving, the live music was beginning and the Ethiopian nightlife was beginning.

We came back to the guest house and went to the terrace on the roof with Meg and Katie.  We had a wonderful time fellowshipping together and sharing about our faith, family, and adoption journey.  We also spent some time in Meg's room looking at all her "finds" from her shopping trip today.  I think she found a shop where I can get a traditional child's dress! 

Well, we have to be in the lobby by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow so we can visit Kingdom Vision International Orphanage, so I need to check my e-mails and head to bed.  Thank you for following our journey and most of all, for your prayers!