Hi, > The owner of the restaurant, or the chef, or possibly both, came by and told > me (why me, I have no idea) that it was imported. That tef is not grown in the > US at all. Actually, at the time, I had no idea what he was talking about and > thought maybe he was coughing or something (although I smiled and nodded > intelligently).
> Now I know. > Truthfully I found the "sponge" bread truly weird. Not necessarily bad, but I > kept having the feeling I was eating a piece of thin foam -- possibly torn > off someone's lawn furniture -- from the padding under the vinyl. Lawn > furniture > that had been out in the rain, since it didn't have that nice new yellow foam > look, but sort of a rotting, too-old, ready-to-fall-apart foam look. > Never say I am not a good sport. Especially in the service of a PDML meet. it's a pity you didn't enjoy it. For many people, including me, Ethiopian food has the strange property that if you go without for too long you develop a craving! Did they do the coffee ceremony for you? -- Cheers, Bob
