Someone else yearns for canned fava beans and the green coffee beans from home. Tsigereda Tekle stocks both Western-style wedding dresses and traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean gowns in her shop, Blue Touch Bridal Boutique and Decor. Hanging among the Western-style white wedding dresses are traditional Eritrean and Ethiopian gowns, with colorfully embroidered sleeves, hems and jackets. A few families still come in for the thick Ethiopian coffee poured from jebenas set on the table. To prepare this coffee, the green coffee beans are washed in cool water, then toasted in a large frying pan.

Source: Ethiopian News August 28, 2017 15:45 UTC