What’s out Addis food tips
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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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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Mayfair cafe is selling the UK’s most expensive filter brew made from this rare fair trade bean costing £2,000 per kilo and served in a crystal wine glass! Caffeine lovers with deep pockets are being invited to buy the UK’s most expensive coffee at £50 for a cup of filter brew. The newly opened establishment
Tea is one of the commercial products of Ethiopia. It mainly grows in the Western part of the country. Located at about 780 kilometers West of Addis Ababa, Gumaro and Wush Wush are the two biggest tea plantations in Ethiopia. Located 637 kilometres South West of Addis Ababa, Gumaro is the oldest tea farm in
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Born out of a love for Teff and traditional Ethiopian cuisine, Tobia Teff started in 2008 and is run by Ethiopian-British husband and wife team Sefanit Sophie Sirak-Kebede & Meny Kebede. With a long and celebrated background in food and beverage management, Sefanit Sophie Sirak-Kebede was sent to school to the UK as a young
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The papaya is a pear-shaped tree-fruit that is commonly referred to as the “the Fruit of the Angels,” due to its multiple health benefits. When ripe, the papaya’s flesh tends to turn an orange/pink, orange/yellow color and can be characterized as having a rich, yet sweet flavor. Papaya can be eaten outright after removing the
Clean Cooking across Ethiopia: Eliminating Indoor Pollution and Saving Trees.An interview with Konjit Negussu: Director of the Ethiopian Clean Cooking Alliance Association If you were walking in the hills above Addis on Thursday July 23rd you would have seen over 70 muddy-handed people planting indigenous trees. They represented more than 20 organisations and were planting
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