Capping off Africa

www.alemethiopianvillage.com

First off, sorry for the lack of visuals here. What a horrible day to forget the camera!

As we ended our month of studying the continent of Africa, we went out with a great culinary adventure -- a trip to an ethiopian restaurant! (see link above).

We were seated around the traditional "table", wich is essentially a basket which is topped with a tray. Right when we got there, we read the note on the table which describes the communal eating style: all off the same plate an dno utensils. In fact, the menu even has a picture of utensils with a null sign through it. This was a little bit of a struggle for Kieran -- who desperately began searching his pockets for silverware, or "at least my pocket knife!"

We ordered up a vegetarian platter to share and started things out with sambusas - yum! The food was outrageuously good. Both kids dug right in, Kieran was on fire and just loving up everything, quickly figuring out the injera (flatbread) scoop for feeding his face.

We ended with not-so-traditional cheesecake and practiced the Ethiopian tradition of goorsha -- feeding each other. Comedy central.

After dinner, we reflected back with Kieran about his fear of the lack of utensils. He smiled and pulled out a stash of dental floss "just in case." (He's known to keep strange things in his pockets "just in case.").

If you're in Milwaukee -- head in to Alem. Unforgettable!