What do people non-ethiopian of ethiopian food?

Question

I kind of have two questions in one. Well my first one is, really not trying to offend anyone at all, I am ethiopian and I personally love my cultural food but I was wondering what non-ethiopians think about it cause I personally think it is better than american food (burgers and hotdogs). My second question is if anyone knows I always only see ethiopian resteraunts but never another african resteraunt and I wonder why the same thing with churches I only see ethiopian ones and no other african ones. Idk maybe I am not at the right places. So what do you guys think of ethiopian food and why I see other african churches and african resteraunts are my questions. Thank you and please get back to me soon.

Answer 1

I like Ethiopian food,

I think that as far as your second question, you are probably just not in the right place...i don't think there are any african restaurants, of any kind where i live.....

there are black churchs, but that doesn't necessarily mean african

however i have seen both in chicago...

Answer 2

Its probably because you are only looking for Ethiopian restaurants.

I'm Kenyan and there about 12 Kenyan churches in my city (there is even a Kenyan neighborhood in my city)

There is a kenyan grocery store, and a kenyan movie theater..ahhaha

As far as ethiopian food is concerned, I like it. I have heard people talk about it and it sounds really tasty.

Injera, kitfo, gomen,

all the way

ahhahahaa

Answer 3

I like ethiopian food but there is only one restaurant that serves ethiopian food in my town and the only ethiopian food to buy in stores are injera

Answer 4

Hi there. We can't seem to find any dish from Africa in my country, except from Egypt (there's a couple of nice Egyptian restaurants). So I'm not familiar with them.

Can you introduce me to Ethiopian food? Any recipes for making them? Appreciate it very much. Im gonna give u a star to see who has the recipes.

Answer 5

I like Ethiopian food- I really enjoy the social aspect of sharing different dishes. I don't know where you live, but there are lots of Moroccan, Egyptian, Nigerian, and some South African restaurants in Chicago.

I'm Jewish, so I don't pay too much attention to churches, but I'm almost sure that I've seen a Nigerian church close to where one of my friends lives.

Answer 6

I agree that Ethiopian food is way better than most "American" food (althought I have a bit of a quibble with your definition of American food being only burgers and dogs). Anything that emphasizes veggies/legumes over animal flesh is healthier imho. Where I live now, I don't have access to Ethiopian food, but I used to live in the DC metro area and got to eat your cultural food. I enjoyed it.

Your question about other African cuisines is intriguing, and on reflection it is interesting that I can't think about any other African cuisines as such. But as a resident of the American South (sort of, I'm in the Va. mountains) I see lots of African influences in "Southern" cooking.

Answer 7

I like Ethiopian food. I guess it depends on where you live-I live in the DC area and there are tons of African churches and restaurants. The African restaurants are Ghanaian, West African, Moroccan, Senegalese--I have eaten a lot of foods from different African countries and have enjoyed it. We also have a lot of African/ethnic markets where you can buy African foods and prepare it yourself. There is a very heavy presence of Ethiopian businesses- restaurants, hair salons, bar/coffee houses in this area so most people in this area have tried

Ethiopian food.

Believe it or not in my neighborhood I can go to the gas station (mini market ) and buy injera packaged  & ready to eat!!