Ethiopian food is like the Ethiopians themselves: spicy, subtle, piquant and most of all, unforgettable.

The variety is astonishing. Are you a vegetarian? So are millions of Ethiopians, for some 200 days a year. To meet the need, their ancient culture produced and refined scores of vegetarian dishes with great delicacy of flavorings. Are you a carnivore? An Ethiopian meal might lead you to think you were already in heaven. Beef cooked and beef raw, beef cubed and beef ground, beef marinated in a fiery red pepper sauce with more flavors blended in than the most sophisticated foreign palate can identify, beef stewed in a sauce that can make you sweat or make you sing, or both. And lamb.