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A kitchen built on family recipes
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Ethiopian cooking is slow on purpose. The injera ferments for days. The berbere is built spice by spice, sun-dried, hand-blended. The wat is simmered until the onions disappear into the sauce. None of it can be rushed without losing something. That's the whole point.
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Coffee, the way Ethiopia drinks it
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, and the way we drink it isn't a product — it's a ceremony. Green beans are washed, roasted in a pan in front of you, ground by hand, and brewed three times in a clay jebena. The first cup is abol, the second tona, the third baraka — the blessing.
Book the ceremony in advance and we'll set the time aside for you and your table. It takes about an hour. Bring people you actually want to spend an hour with.
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What you can expect
You'll be eating with your hands. Injera is the plate, the cutlery, and part of the meal. The first bite tells you everything — the sourness of the bread against the heat of the wat, scooped together, no fork in sight.
We serve family-style. Dishes come on a single platter for the table to share. If you want to try a few things, order beyaynetu — it's designed exactly for that: a vegetarian sampler that gives you five or six different stews on one round of injera.
For groups
Ethiopian food was made for groups. Tables of 4–10 share well; we can also set up bigger tables for special occasions. Catering is available for offices, weddings, birthdays, and gatherings of any size. Get in touch via our contact page or call Mebrat directly.
አመሰግናለሁ — Thank you for coming to read this. We hope we get to feed you soon.