Jamaican food vs Ethiopian

[Rootsgal]

There are 2 restaurants that I live in...One it THE LIONS DEN, pure ITAL-Rasta cooking. Dem mek di best ital stew eva...seen? I also get their Irish Moss porridge...so amazing~
Then there is this Ethiopian place called Abysinians. They give you this round platter witht his sofy spongy bread that is cooked but not flipped...it has likkle holes like when a pancake is bubblin...then they give ya scooop of lentils, salad section, and then you pick vegan, lamb, chicken, salmon and that is another spot on the bread. I ask for this brown spicy sauce and pour that over!! Love HOT-SPICY!! Extra bread is given (NO UTENSILS) you hafta eat the foot with a piece of bread.
They also have South African wine list. All the spices come from Ethiopia..I'm an addict~
Anybody have a favorite cultural food?

[ranking trevor]

Curry goat white rice

ackee and saltfish, fish and bammie

bulla & pear, jerk chicken.....

Red snapper and docter fish / I-Tal Vegetable Stew

Sweet Potato Pone

jellywater...

X-amout of food. my bredrin jahmal, best cook in Kingston, JA.

[ranking trevor]

Forgot to add, Callaloo..

[Jah Glu]

In Copenhagen there is also a lovely ethiopian restaurant called Addis Mesob owned by ethiopians.

[steady rockin]

Channa Roti from LC's Roti Shop in Miami, Florida.

[RasFelipe]

I went to Abyssinians in Hartford, CT...Sorry.....Did not like the food
JAH Bless
RasFelipe

[leggo rocker]

Stikklee vegetarian. I-man don't kill to feed my belly. Read the book of Genesis. I'm not a Christian but I have to agree with this statement, purporting to be from the mouth of God:

"001:029: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

No mention of slaughtering animals for food there.

If my views don't suit you, that's OK. They suit me, and I abide by them. DOn't flame me for my opinion, I am not at your table forcing you to eat this or that. I simply don't feel it is right to kill animals to feed myself or my family, nor is it necessary, nor is it ecenomic, nor is it good for the planet. And the raising of cattle on a business scale is a PROVEN cause of world starvation - and I'm not talking of Massai tribesmen keeping cows here, I am talking of the rape of the rain forests to provide grazing for beef. Grazing which in only a few years is unusable and then turns to desert or near desert.

So true Hindu food suits me best. And it is so varied there's simply no point me starting the list. Just read Yamuni Devi's excellent Vegetarian Cookbook from cover to cover. Not a bad dish in there and the book is very very long.

I guess that makes my favourite UK eatery Govindas in Soho Square London. The eat as much as you like buffet is awesome. There used to be an amazing eatery in Amsterdam (and Copenhagen) called the Golden Temple (I think). No idea if they are still there though.

[collu]

that bread served in Ethiopian restraunts is called injera.Made the same way since ancient times with teff flour.

My favourite dish is with the boiled egg and chicken legg its called dora wat.


Jamaician food my favourite is oxtail with rice and peas.

[Rootsgal]

The Ethiopian restaurant has a whole vegan section, so to each his own....I eat fish~

[love.light.peace]

I cook food from all over the world but have very little knowledge of Jamaican food. I have eaten a variety of Ethiopian fare and find Ethiopian coffee the very best. Any ideas or sites on traditional Jamaican food? Although there is no substitute for learning first hand I would love to try my hand at some recipes.