Last Tuesday, "National Night Out," some neighbors a few streets over turned their front yard into a gathering place and my wife and I decided to join the gathering. It was a great time for the neighborhood kids, who loved the fire trucks and the police car with its very loud siren. We enjoyed ourselves, too, chatting with a few people we know and getting to know some neighbors who have not been in the area long.
We took advantage of the gathering to invite people to join us this Friday night for an Ethnic Night Out at an Ethiopian restaurant. To our delight, eight other people expressed interest, so we're leading a group of people, none of whom have ever had Ethiopian food, on a culinary adventure on Friday. Some of the folks say they're adventurous eaters, while others say they're definitely not...but I guess our enthusiasm convinced them to give it a try.
So, we'll all meet at 7:30 tomorrow evening and see how it goes. I'm going to try to convince at least a few of them to commit to trying gored-gored or kitfo or yebeg wott; I'll be satisfied with everything else being vegetarian. Maybe some missir wott, silssi, gomen...whatever. I do hope these people like the food. A few of them have said they do not like Vietamese or Thai, so they won't be joining us on those excursions.
This great little food fest is one of the few I'm allowing myself. I've been moderately good about keeping my diet lean and healthy and keeping my helpings small. The occasional splurge on something like Ethiopian is my reward for being good.
2 comments:
I can't imagine you going terribly off your diet with Ethiopian food, or are there some dishes where this is possible? I would think it would be pretty healthy eathing. Anyhow, good to hear that a few people were willing to give the ethnic excursion a try. Hope it goes well and everyone enjoys the evening.
Hey, that's really cool! I agree with Burning Silo, Ethiopian food is so healthy and fat free, it wouldn't break your diet. In fact, I've found that the injera really fills me up, with just a few scoops of various wats. I hope you all have a good time!
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