We had a lovely dinner with Anne tonight. Her recommendation was MOSOB, an Eritrean restaurant at Westbourne Park.
We were given explanations and instructions. You eat with your hands and the injera bread, to be used to gather up the food, was like a pikelet. The dishes are served on a plate, for sharing.
This is the plate, as served to our table.
And before eating.
And half an hour later.!
And chai - which was literally a tea of spices. We looked in the pot and there they were - cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. No black tea to be seen.
And they also have desserts. because Eritrea was annexed by Italy at one stage, there is an Italian influence.
The owner later came over to talk to us - about his background, experiences, and Eritrea. The only thing most Australians know about Eritrea is Fred Hollows and his opthalmic surgery. So we had a delicious meal and learned a lot, as well as enjoying time with Anne.
We were given explanations and instructions. You eat with your hands and the injera bread, to be used to gather up the food, was like a pikelet. The dishes are served on a plate, for sharing.
And half an hour later.!
And chai - which was literally a tea of spices. We looked in the pot and there they were - cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. No black tea to be seen.
And they also have desserts. because Eritrea was annexed by Italy at one stage, there is an Italian influence.
The owner later came over to talk to us - about his background, experiences, and Eritrea. The only thing most Australians know about Eritrea is Fred Hollows and his opthalmic surgery. So we had a delicious meal and learned a lot, as well as enjoying time with Anne.
Shame on me. It is the first time I've heard of Eritrea. No surprise some people on the other side of the planet have not heard of Singapore.:)
ReplyDeleteThe owner also gave us a quiz: which are the capital cities of the world that have the same first and last letters. Eritrean capital is one of them.
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