I have never been to Ethiopia. I have only a little experience when it comes to African cuisine. I had had no idea about Ethiopian food until I went to Queen Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant (in Finnish, "Kuninatar Saba") yesterday. A friend of my from yoga class told me about the restaurant the other day and she also said she hadn't had known about Ethiopian food till she went there ๐ A friend who went there with me said it might come with sour bread from her African food experience in London.
ใจใใชใใขๆ็ใปใปใปใจ่จใใใฆใใพใฃใใใใณใจๆฅใชใใใใขใใชใซๆ็ใ้ฃในใใใจใๆฐๅใใใชใ๏ผ็ขบใๆฐๅฎฟใซใใฃใใขใใชใซๆ็ใฎๅบใซไฝๅใ่กใฃใใใใขใญใใณใซ่กใฃใใจใใฏใใกใใใขใญใใณๆ็ใใใใ ใใ๏ผใใขใใชใซๆ็ใๆฐๅ้ฃในใใใจใใใใใใจใใฃใฆใใฎๆใใใจใใชใใขๆ็ใซใๅ ฑ้ใชใฎใใปใปใปใพใฃใใไธๆใใงใใๆจๆฅใฏใใซใทใณใญใซๆฐใใใชใผใใณใใใจใใชใใขๆ็ใฎๅบใQueen Sheba Ethiopian Restaurantใใงใจใใชใใขๆ็ใใใฅใผ๏ผ็ฌใใจใฌๅใฎใ่ฆใใงใใใๆจๆฅไธ็ทใซใๅบใซ่กใฃใๅ้ใจใฏใๅบใซ็ใใพใงใซใใจใใชใใขๆ็ใฏใฉใใชใใฎใชใฎใใจใใ่ฉฑใง็ใไธใใใๅฝผๅฅณใใญใณใใณใง้ฃในใใขใใชใซๆ็ใฏใใฃใฑใใใณใจไธ็ทใซๅบใฆใใใใใจใใชใใขๆ็ใใใใชๆใใชใฎใงใฏใชใใใจใใไบๆณใ
I had already decided what to eat before going there. I wanted to try "Ater Kik Alitsa", Split peas cooked with onion, garlic and herbs and seasoned with turmeric! It's vegetarian and herbs and turmeric sound definitely yummy! (Or I should say my kinda' food!) And my friend chose "Doro Wot", The national dish of Ethiopia. Chicken stew with a boiled egg seasoned with Ethiopian spices and berber. One had to try the national dish to experience authentic Ethiopian food! And I was glad that she chose it as I could also taste it from her plate! Why not?! ;-)
ใๅบใซ่กใๅใใWebใฎใกใใฅใผใ่ฆใฆใใฒ้ฃในใฆใฟใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใฎใ"Ater Kik Alitsa", ใฟใใใฎใใซใใซใใใใผใใใใใฆใฟใผใกใชใใฏใงๅณไปใใใๅนฒใใจใณใใฆใใใธใฟใชใขใณใ ใใใใผใใจใฟใผใกใชใใฏใจใใใฎใใใใซใใใใใใใ็งๅฅฝใฟใงใใใใใใฆๅ้ใฏใจใใชใใขใฎไผ็ตฑ็ใชๆ็ใจใใ่ชฌๆใใคใใ "Doro Wot", ใใงๅตใฎๅ ฅใฃใใใญใณใทใใฅใผใใใกใใใใผใใใฃใทใใ2ไบบใงๅ จ็ถ้ใใใฎใใชใผใใผใใใใใใกใใใไบใใฎๆ็ใๅฐใใฅใใๅณ่ฆ ๐
As the friend guesses, our foods were served with slightly sour bread. It was really soft and served in rolls. The national dish was spicy but it came with cottage cheese and boiled egg. Chicken was really well cooked and super tender. (the picture on the top)
ๅ้ใฎๆณๅ้ใใใๆ็ใฏใกใใฃใดใใใฃใฑใใใณใจไธ็ทใซๅบใฆใใใใใณใฏใจใฃใฆใๆใใใใฆใพใใงใญใผใซใฑใผใญใฟใใใช้ฃๆใใงใ็ใใชใใฆใกใใฃใดใ้ ธใฃใฑใใใใญใณใทใใฅใผใฏในใใคในใ็ตๆงๅนใใฆใใฆใกใใฃใจ่พใใใงใไธ็ทใซใคใใฆใใใณใใใผใธใใผใบใจไธ็ทใซ้ฃในใใจใใๆใใใใใฆใใงๅตใ่พใใฎ็ทฉๅใซใ๏ผไธ็ชไธใฎๅ็๏ผ
I liked my dish at my first bite. Herbs!!! It tasted great : ) I didn't expect the dish to be that good even though a friend of mine had told me they served good food. Both my veggie dish and friend's Ethiopian national food were really tasty with herbs.
ใใใฆ็งใ้ ผใใ ่ฑๆ็ใไธๅฃ้ฃในใใ ใใง็งใฎใๆฐใซๅ ฅใใซใฉใณใฏใคใณ๏ผ็ฌใใใผใใๅนใใฆใฆใชใใจใใใใชใใใใใใใพใใใจใใชใใขๆ็ใใใใชใซใใใใใชใใฆใปใปใปใๅบใๆใใฆใใใใจใฌๅใใใใใใใจใฏ่ใใฆใใใฉใใใใชใซใใใใใจใฏใญ๏ผ6ๆๅใใใใงใซใๅบใใปใผๆบๅกใชใฎใ็ดๅพใใๅบใฎWebใซใฏไบ็ดใใใใปใใใใใจๆธใใฆใใฃใใใใใใใใ ใใใใชใใฆๅคๆฎตใใๆใใใใใฎ่ฑๆ็ใฏ9โฌ.ใใใฎๅคๆฎตใงใใใใใใฎใ้ฃในใใใใฎใฏใใซใทใณใญใงใฏใใใใใใๆฌกๅใฏใใฃใจๅคงๅขใง่กใฃใฆไฝ็จฎ้กใใฎๆ็ใใจใฃใฆใทใงใขใใใใช๏ฝใจๆใฃใใใใใ
No wonder the restaurant was already quite full before 6pm and it was recommended to make a reservation in their web page. In addition to yummy food, the dishes are inexpensive. My meal was only 9โฌ. You know how much you usually have to pay to get tasty food in Helsinki! This is one of a few places you could get inexpensive but yummy food! At this restaurant, I think it would be much nicer to go with a couple of more friends to order several dishes and share them so that we could enjoy the variety!