Ethiopian Diamond

Last night Chris and I met up with some friends at Ethiopian Diamond in Edgewater. I've never had Ethiopian food before and was a bit skeptical about whether I would like it or not.
The evening was quite enjoyable and I learned a lot about Ethiopian culture. How you order and eat food in Ethiopia is by a system of sharing. Everyone eats off one giant plate (or three giant plates, in our case) of food. You use a flat bread (which was quite spongy and bland)to pick the food up and eat with. We played a bit of musical chairs last night, each wanting to try different foods off the other plates.

What I ate was:
Doro Tibs: chicken breast meat cubes marinated in lemon juice and garlic sauteed with onion and green pepper
Shrimp Tibs: shrimp marinated in lemon juice and garlic sauteed with onion and green pepper
Yebeg Tibs: lamb meat cubes marinated in lemon juice and garlic sauteed with onion and green pepper
Yemisir Azifa: cooked whole lentils mixed with chopped onions and green peppers, seasoned with garlic, white pepper and lemon
South African Beer: Castle (yum!)
a sifter of honey wine (super sweet)
and Ethiopian coffee (incredibly strong, with the consistency of melted chocolate)

There were some vegetarian foods down at the other end of the table but I opted to stay with the food in front of me. :)

I enjoyed the food but I don't think I would ever seek out Ethiopian food. I can't imagine craving it, but it was fun to try!