rev:text
| - Ethiopian cuisine has been on my list of foods to try for the longest time. Now that I have crossed it off, I can say that it is totally worth it! Note: for those who are new to Ethiopian food, cutlery is not required; instead, you use super fluffy injera bread to scoop up the various meats and stews. It'll get pretty messy, but that's just part of the fun (and you'll get a bowl of warm rose water at the end of the meal to clean your hands).
We started with the veggie roll - a chickpea mixture rolled up in injera bread - and my boyfriend and I both loved it. The waiter (owner?) recommended it to us, saying that it was a popular choice, and I can definitely see why; the seasoning in the chickpea stew made it wonderfully flavourful and it paired nicely with the impossibly soft injera bread.
For our main course, we opted for the Pero's platter, which includes beef tibsi, chicken tibsi, and your choice of 3 vegetarian dishes - we got the timitimo tsebhi (lentil stew), hamli (collard greens), and flaxseed stew. My boyfriend said that he actually preferred the vegetarian dishes over the meats and we both agreed that the flaxseed stew was our favourite - highly recommend!
We ended the meal with some traditional Ethiopian coffee (served with popcorn) and it really is a very unique coffee experience - much darker and richer - so it's worth a try if you've never had it before. Overall, the great food and romantic ambiance made for a very enjoyable meal.
(P.S. Check in on Yelp to get 10% off on your first visit)
|