Teff day

I thought I would have a lot to say about that day, but it appears that it should be a quick one. I found this group, Gobaz (smart in Amharic) that organises some really fun stuff in Addis. Last Sunday we went on a teff day outside of Addis.

First pertinent question, what is Teff? Well, I am still not sure, but it looks like wheat (kind of) and it is used to make injera, the main food here. It grows a bit everywhere, you can see pictures of it in the October album. But that is all I learned on that day: I don’t know when it is harvest, I don’t know how it is stored or cooked, I don’t know if it is exported… Not very instructive.

The fun thing about this day was to see Ben talking Amharic with everybody, what a success: you really need the language to make friends. I did have a bit of success myself asking people how many sisters and brothers they had, but this is pretty much all I could say. The other very fun moment was to make my first injera, beautifully round, and then to see Ben struggling to finish his! It is a bit like crepes, except that it tastes like… well… like injera. I also learned on that day that there was a lot worse than injera: K’ojo, absolutely vile!