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Culture and History
By - Yodit Hylton
በዚህ አምድ በውጭ የሚኖሩ ልጆቻችን እና የውጭ አገር ዜጎች ስለኢትዮጵያ ባህል እና
Misir Wat is another vegetar-
ታሪክ ግንዛቤ እንዲኖራቸው፤ በእንግሊዘኛ የተዘጋጁ ስራዎችን በየወሩ እናቀርባለን።
ian dish that is popular on many
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Flavor is taken to a whole new disappoint. There
level in Ethiopia, using fragrant spices are some standard
that add an exotic taste to the food. meatless dishes
One of the more common seasonings for you to seek
is berbere. Made with paprika, carda- out. Shiro is one
mom, ginger, sacred basil, and other of these dishes, a
spices, “berbere” is a blend of spices stew made from
that creates a unique flavor you won’t chickpea flour,
taste anywhere else. tomatoes, and
Other spices used in many onions. Seasoned
Ethiopian dishes include turmeric and with berbere and
mitmita, another blend of spices. other spices such
as garlic, Shiro
Ethiopian Vegetarian Dishes can be served on its own but is of- mered, Misir Wat uses sautéed onion,
ten featured on mixed vegetarian garlic, cardamom, and berbere spice
If you’re looking for a vegetar- platters, such as the Yetsom to create a comforting and delicious
ian option, Ethiopian cuisine won’t Beyaynetu plate. vegetarian stew.
Few Facts About Ethiopia has an Isalmic calendar. But,
You Probably Didn’t Know About what about having your own
time? That’s the case in Ethio-
Things always get lost in translation. Sometimes,
pia.
words or phrases just cannot be converted word-

for-word from one language to the next.
The time zone in Ethiopia is
But in most places, the date and the
the East African Time (EAT).
time works pretty much the
Ethiopia does not observe day-
same all over the world.
light saving time. The daytime

cycle begins at dawn which is
Not in Ethiopia. There, it’s cur-
6:00am (EAT) and ends at dusk
rently the end of the fifth
which is 5:59pm (EAT).
month of 2007. It isn’t so

strange for countries to have
The night time cycle begins
different calendars — Israel
at dusk which is 6:00pm (EAT)
officially works according to the
and ends at dawn which is
Jewish calendar and Saudi Arabia
5:59am (EAT).
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