Little Ethiopia

Antwerp


Discover a veritable museum of African artefacts in a historic old Antwerp house while perusing the multilingual menu supplement that helpfully explains the intricacies of Ethiopian dining. Rather than using a knife and fork you scoop up mouthfuls of tasty food using strips of injera (pancake-like staple). Wash it down with a globular vial of Tej (honey wine).

The magic hand towel is fun.


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