I-Ethiopia iyizwe elingajwayelekile elinendawo ebabazekayo, eyaziwa nangaphandle kosizo lukaBob Geldof, owahlela ukuqoqwa kwesikhwama sokusiza abantulayo ngo-1984 ukusiza izingane ezibulawa indlala zakuleli. Umlando wase-Abyssinian othathe iminyaka engaphezu kuka-3000, izindaba zeNdlovukazi yaseSheba, nezinkolelo zenkolo ezigxilile zibe nomthelela omkhulu futhi ohlala njalo ekucebeni kwamasiko, isiko nomlando wase-Ethiopia.
Inhloko-dolobha yase-Ethiopia, i-Addis Ababa, edume ngeziqiwu ezinkulu zamanzi e-Afrika, eyaziwa nangokuthi “i-Water Tower of Africa”, ingenye yezinhloko-dolobha eziphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni, njengoba isendaweni engamamitha angama-2300 ngaphezu kolwandle. izinga. Idolobha elikhulu elivuna izinzuzo zokutshalwa kwezimali kwamanye amazwe kanye nokukhula kwamabhizinisi endawo, i-Addis Ababa iyikhaya lemboni yezindawo zokudlela ephilayo ebonisa ukunambitheka komhlaba, okuhlanganisa ukudla kwemifino okuhle kakhulu okunomkhiqizo omusha wemvelo.
Amasiko okupheka ase-Ethiopia, athonywe kakhulu iSonto Lobu-Orthodox lase-Ethiopia, aguqule ukudla okunensada yezinongo kube okunobungane kakhulu kubantu abadla imifino. Ngokusho kokubalwa kwabantu kuzwelonke kwango-2007, cishe amaphesenti angama-60 abantu base-Ethiopia bangamaKristu angama-Orthodox, ukuzila ukudla okuyimpoqo ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesihlanu unyaka wonke, kanye nokugcina i-Great Lent nokunye ukuzila okuyisibopho. Ngisho nangezinsuku ezingasheshi, izindawo zokudlela eziningi zingakunikeza izinketho ezihlwabusayo zemifino, futhi ezinye zize zinikeze izinketho ezihlukene zemifino eziyi-15!
Izitsha zemifino zase-Ethiopia ngokuvamile ziphekwa ngamafutha amancane kakhulu futhi kungaba ama-WOTS (amasoso) noma ama-Atkilts (imifino). Amanye amasoso, njenge-Misir, enziwe ngamalentili abomvu acubuziwe, okukhumbuza isoso ye-Berbère, angaba yisipayisi impela, kodwa izinhlobo ezithambile zihlala zikhona. Enkambweni yokupheka, kusetshenziswa izindlela zokupheka ezifana ne-blanching, stewing kanye ne-sauteing. Inhlanganisela eyingqayizivele yezinongo zase-Ethiopia ishintsha lokho ngokuvamile okungaba imifino eyisicefe kube idili elijabulisayo!
Uzama ukudla kwase-Ethiopia okokuqala ngqa? Oda, isibonelo, i-Bayenetu, okuyiqoqo lezitsha ezingenanyama eziphakelwa epuletini elikhulu eliyindilinga elimbozwe ama-pancake esizwe sase-Ethiopia e-Injera, enziwe ngenhlama emuncu eyenziwe ngokusanhlamvu kwendabuko yase-Afrika ye-teff, ecebile ngama-micronutrients.
Izitsha ziyahlukahluka kancane ukusuka kwenye indawo yokudlela kuye kwenye, kodwa yonke i-Bayenetu izoba nesoso ye-Shiro emnandi nenambitheka ethelwe phakathi nendawo ye-ingera futhi ishiswe ngesitimu. Uma ungumuntu ongadli imifino noma ungumuntu othanda ukudla kwase-Ethiopia, noma uma ungumuntu nje wokudla okunempilo, vakashela indawo yokudlela yase-Ethiopia eseduze, noma okungcono kakhulu, i-Addis Ababa futhi udle endaweni edla imifino e-Afrika.
Nazi ezinye zezidlo zemifino zase-Ethiopia ezidume kakhulu: I-Aterkik Alitcha – Uphizi ophekwe nososo olula I-Atkilt WOT – Iklabishi, Izaqathi, Amazambane agaywe ku-Atkilt Sauce Salad – Amazambane abilisiwe, Upelepele we-Jalapeno oxutshwe ku-Salad Dressing Buticha – Ama-Chickpeas Aqotshiwe Ahlanganiswe ne-Lemon Juice Inguday Tibs – Amakhowe – Amakhowe, ama-sautélia ubhontshisi kanye nezaqathi okusauswe ku-anyanisi ocaramelized Gomen - imifino enamaqabunga ephekwe nezinongo uMisir Wot - udali olubomvu olugayiwe olugayiwe ngesoso ye-Berbère uMisir Alitcha - amalentile abomvu agaywe agaywa ngesoso ye-Shimbra ethambile u-Asa - uphizi, amadombolo kafulawa aphekwe ngesosi u-Shiro Alias - uphethiloli oqoshiwe kuphekwe ngokushisa okuphansi u-Shiro Wot - uphizi oqoshiwe ophekwe ngokushisa okuphansi I-Salata - isaladi yase-Ethiopia egqoke ulamula, i-jalapeno nezinongo i-Timatim Selata - isaladi likatamatisi, u-anyanisi, i-jalapeno nejusi kalamula