Shiro

I had never tried Shiro before this visit and I wasn't sure what to expect. The tangy from fermented injera taste hit immediately and made sense of the dish in a way descriptions never quite do. mitmita bird's eye chilli is an ingredient I'd not encountered used quite like this before. The an Addis…

Shiro opened a door into a cuisine I'd previously known almost nothing about. The richly buttery flavours are unlike anything in my usual rotation and I mean that positively. Ethiopian communal eating with no utensils from a shared injera is a social and hygienic tradition. Understanding that contex…