She both promotes dishes from the Horn of Africa and employs immigrant women like herself. The Ethiopian entrepreneur moved to Ankara in 2018 and opened the Blue Nile, the city's first and only Ethiopian restaurant, serving traditional cuisine with all its spices and condiments, including injera, Ethiopian sour flatbread. "I cook Turkish meals in an Ethiopian style, and Turkish customers that come adore our food," she explained. Through the restaurant, she hopes to pursue her passion for cooking and baking by opening new branches across Turkey. Noting that she feels a sense of belonging in Ankara, Khadija said: "I have two daughters, one is 6 years old and the other is 8.

Source: Ethiopian News February 15, 2022 01:45 UTC