What’s out Addis food tips
Chef Yohanis has received rave reviews and awards for his Cook Book “Experience the wonderful flavors of Ethiopia”. They include the 2020 James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook, Shortlisted IACP Award for Best Cookbook 2020, Shortlisted Guild of Food Writers Award 2019 and National Geographic Traveller Best New Cookbook. After training in California and […]
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Since January 2020, swarms of desert locusts have damaged over 200.000 hectares of cropland in Ethiopia. These swarms put high pressure on the access to food in different regions of Ethiopia. In April the FAO calculated that a million of people have been affected and require emergency food assistance. According to the FAO, the current
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After graduating from Hawassa University, Henok Abera, faced with lack of job opportunities and unable to find a job in his field of study, he started doing marketing for various companies at exhibitions and expos as well as keeping an eye out for business ideas. That is when he discovered a gap in the market
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Coffee is a tasty beverage that is surprisingly good for you. Scientific research into the health benefits of coffee has found that coffee is packed with antioxidants and nutrients that can benefit your health. Drinking coffee in moderate amounts is good for your health because it can help to improve your alertness, increase energy levels,
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Chef Tesfaye started making pizza over 20 years ago actually starting when he was just 12 years old. Over the years, he has developed several innovative techniques of creating authentic pizza in his brick-oven using only the finest ingredients imported from Italy and working in renowned establishments across Addis including Grani di Pepe and other
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Ethiopia has a long history of spice and herb production for the domestic market and has a unique, indigenous product, Korarima cardamom (Aframomum korarima).Modest quantities of several spices have been exported for centuries to countries in the Middle East and exportsto Europe have developed over the past twenty years(Wikipedia). Definition of herbs In general use,
The Great British Bake Off (popular British baking series) this Season highlighted Ethiopian Coffee. Baker Mark paid homage to Ethiopia with his Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony as part of Biscuit Week creation! Northern Irish Mark fell in love with baking at a pie shop in Edinburgh – he visited every day while he was at university
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Ethiopia is not just known for coffee but wonderful herbal teas as well. Many teas are grown organically on small, sustainable farms that prioritize worker livelihoods and many are grown around the region of Butajira in the southern highlands. On average, tea farms each have a land holding of less than one hectare. There, they
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Swarms of locusts continue to devastate crops across parts of eastern Africa. But a project funded by the Scottish Government has enabled a Tearfund partner to reach thousands of people who’ve lost their food and income. Ethiopia and Somalia are in the midst of the biggest invasion of the insects in 25 years – and
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Ethiopia has carried out its first exports of avocados by train under a pilot project forming part of the National Cool Logistics Network. An inauguration ceremony was held at Modjo Dry Port to mark the recent loading of the first refrigerated containers bound for the European market. The 24-tonne consignment was produced by dozens of
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