On Friday, one of our friends had a birthday party at a local Ethiopian restaurant on Colfax (where there is an Ethiopian community and about 12 different authentic restaurants). We had lots of fun and dancing. We decided to get food at a place down the street called Habesha and the food was great! This was Lucas and my 3rd time having ET food, and this was by far the best. I can't wait to go with those of you who haven't tried it yet (OR I can make it for you after I've taken my cooking class- Thanks Rick and Claudia!!).A little about the food. We started with delicious sambusas (ET version of a stuffed wonton or empanada) filled with lentils or spicy beef. And then our entree- I realize this picture looks a lot like colorful slop, but it is so much more! This is a vegetable platter for 5 people. Every color is a different spiced dish. ET food uses a lot of lentils, onions, greens, and spices similar to Indian food. Everyone shares and eats with their hands using a spongy sourdough "pancake" called injera to pick up the different stews. Quite filling! I also had some traditional honey wine, which is a very sweet white wine served cold. Lucas and friends tried some ET beer that they liked. It was a good night.
