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| We are here! |
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| Practicing picking up the food with Injera! |
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| Mom's first bite! |
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| Grace's first bite! |
Our family had it's first experience with Ethiopia. We visited a restaurant in Nashville called Gojo. This was a really big step for my family. They are very picky eaters. I, on the other hand, love to experience new types of food. The girls were very excited to experience the kind of food their new sister may be eating. This is huge because they don't even like it when I cook a new food. We arrived and they loved talking to our waitress. She was from Ethiopia. We shared that we were in the process of adopting. She asked if we had ever been to Addis (the capital of Ethiopia). We ordered Doro W'et (a chicken leg dish) and Yebeg Alicia (a lamb dish). You do not use utensils to eat. Everything came out on a large round platter. We got a basket of their Injera (their bread-like a flat pancake but not the same taste or texture). You tear off pieces of the Injera and use it to pick up the food. Every body tried everything. Grace loved the chicken legs and she was fascinated with the Injera. She really enjoyed playing with it. Gabrielle's favorite part was their spiced tea. She drank it cold and then ordered it hot after the meal. She said "It is the best tea I have ever had." I really liked both items we ordered but thought the Yebeg Alicia was the best. The spices in it were really good. I think this was a great way to experience some of the culture. We hope to take the girls with us on our first trip to Ethiopia. I am sure we will take a lot of snack bars and poptarts.
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| Gabrielle amazed with the bread! |
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| Yummy hot tea! |
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