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Handling/Eating Instruction |
Starting Note:
- Side A = With Holes
- Side B = Flat & Without Holes
- Use one hand (left/right - ok)
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Tear of a small piece (size of your palm)
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Side A - side with holes is the one that contacts with the sauce/meat
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Scoop/Grab sauce or meat with the injera (similar to Indian/Middle Eastern eating)
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Use your fingers to control; so pieces won't fall down as you put the scoop your mouth
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It's ok to grab/sample more than one sauce or dish on each scoop-trip
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Finally you can proceed to eat the bottom/table cloth injera where the sauce was first served, by now it soaked with all the tasty juices and is full of flavors |
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Side Note: Gursha / Act of feeding fellow diners by hand
Ethiopians (less practiced outside Ethiopia) often hand feed their guests, or guests of honors during dinner/lunch. This is to show respect(often it grabs foreigners by surprise) sometimes the person receiving the Gursha responds in kind and in turn feeds his feeder. Often gurshas are much larger than the regular scoop due to tradition, so you might find your mouth full from front to back. It's ok to decline a Gursha if you are uncomfortable, people won't take offense from this.
Parting Thought:
- Feel free to ask for a demonstration from your waiter/waitress
- Be ready to make a few mistakes often most get the process down after 4-5 scoop-trips.
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