Ethiopian restaurant in Medellin?

dwmte7 says on Oct 4, 2009, 03:44:

knox.....i too, lived and worked in ethiopia. as for the food, i don't share the same 'like' for the cuisine. this was years back,maybe 73 ish. i worked up in mekelle in the north, with the ethiopian women's welfare assn. and the food, like that throughout ethiopia was a reddish,not much meatish, grool and a very acetic bread that was common to the people.

edible, yes. but not very exciting. the best food was at the hilton in addis. things were far quieter then than now.
douglas.

back to the thread..............i have serious doubts that there is a ethiopian restaurant in medallo.......there's a chance, but it's slim to zip.
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patriarch

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cstew47 says on Oct 4, 2009, 05:56:

Etiopian? You can't even find a decent Italian or Chinese restaurant here.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 4, 2009, 06:25:

amen, stew.

patriarch

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jman73 says on Oct 4, 2009, 07:54:

"cstew47 says on Oct 4, 2009, 05:56 (today): flag

Etiopian? You can't even find a decent Italian or Chinese restaurant here."

Very true and I would add Mexican,Thai, Indian, and really all ethnic foods for that matter. The interesting thing is in regards to the Chinese restaurants is that there are tons of Chinese in Medellin and just about all of them either own or work at Chinese restaurants yet its almost impossible to find a decent one. The best one IMO is "In China" located on the inferior in Poblado.

I once asked a Chinese friend who owns a restaurant in Envigado why the Chinese food in Medellin was generally so lousy given that for the most part they were all owned by actual Chinese and he said that they had to tone down the flavor/ taste to suit the Colombian palate.

It made a lot of sense really given how bland and boring most Colombian food tastes.

"Anyone who thinks that Colombia is a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." jman73

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mikeinpuerto says on Oct 4, 2009, 08:36:

next time you visit a chinese restaurant ...tell them you want the other menu ....I asked in a chinese restaurant n Barranquilla ..Where do you buy all the asian spices ..they replied we only use soy sauce ....I ate at home instead....

Smile and everyone will wonder what they are missing.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 4, 2009, 09:07:

the funkiest chinese is over in laureles off 70 and san juan. the food's ok.....just remember you're not in ethiopia.

patriarch

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makopp5 says on Oct 4, 2009, 09:56:

great asian food Thai Royal Parque lleras, Sushi light CC La estrada

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cstew47 says on Oct 4, 2009, 10:20:

Restaurante Asia isn't too bad given the generally poor quality of chifa in Medellin.

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Oct 4, 2009, 10:54:

sheeeeettt im still looking for a gyro..

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makopp5 says on Oct 4, 2009, 11:01:

PCL
in UPB you can get a good and big Kebab for 7000 Pesos, friends of mine were there last week. Go to sushi light on tuesday 2x1

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excavator59 says on Oct 4, 2009, 18:12:

What's the fastest flightless bird in the world? The Ethiopian chicken.

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Haddeman says on Oct 4, 2009, 18:36:

I used to have an Eritrean girlfriend,always found them much nicer than the Ethiopeans and I remember going to a restaurant in North London with her.The bread was nice,a long then pancake sort of stuff but the rest,guacala!!!

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dwmte7 says on Oct 6, 2009, 05:40:

when i moved to ethiopia, i had this giant bushy mustache, about seven inches on each side. no wax, just bush. well in ethiopia...no matter where you are, you eat with your hands. and the tipical food, eaten everywhere, is this reddish gruel, and the flat bread. i always had that red stain in my mustache and the smell as well......finding clean water, you want any where near your mouth was a problem. i finally cut off my mustache because i couldn't deal with it any longer. there went about 8-10 yrs of growning.

patriarch

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