Meals in Ethiopia are a communal event. Not as in, people eat around the same table and chat. Communal as in, the food for the entire eating party is put on one tray in the middle of the table and everyone eats directly off of it with their hands.
Covering the bottom of the tray is enjiera, a substance that has the texture of a thin pancake and the taste of sourdough bread. On top of the enjiera is the watt, which can be a variety of spicy sauces. Beside the watt are the tibbs, or chopped meats. You can also have several different mixtures of vegetables piled on there, too.
With your right hand, you tear off a piece of the enjiera, scoop up some watt and tibbs and stick that whole glob of goodness in your mouth. It’s absolutely delicious.
Try it sometime.
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