Why Ethiopian Cuisine In Washington, D.C. Will One Day Be As Popular As Pizza - MOFAD

[@gregord556]

take it from a person from the dc area. it is filled with Ethiopian restaurants. the food is delicious.

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

lucky! i've been dying to try it, but my city doesn't have anything like it :/

[@jdamourep]

Yeah I saw a couple in Baltimore

[@MrAngryGorilla2000]

I love Ethiopian food as I'm eating some right now. (Leftovers). It has to be one of the most healthiest food. The bread is loaded with nutrients and I always feel better eating this food. Not to mention the doctor says I lack protein, and iron in my diet and that I have a low blood sugar. I should start making Ethiopian dishes at home.

[@MonicaHsueh]

Tried it once in Atlanta this November, and I'm HOOKED!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kd1s]

This is one the many reason why I am pro immigration in the U.s. Why? We get fabulous foods from all over the world. It's awesome.

[@sedrewsd]

I fell in love with Ethiopian food 10 years ago it's very delicious

[@samlsd9711]

Come to Ethiopia. Black Americans are only welcome. Whites and Asians are not welcome 😂🤣😆.

[@Lemlem7682]

@@samlsd9711 You're Eritrean so stop pretending to be Ethiopian! and Every one is welcome to Ethiopia!

[@jasonatabay8242]

I do love Ethiopian food. My favorite dish is Doro Wat

[@addisababanazareth1525]

U eat doro wet? That is very spicy.

[@danielsh7437]

That is the main dish, and a popular one 😋

[@amberawchild]

Ethiopian food is ADDICTIVE! So delicious.

[@beti1017]

injera is normally addictive

[@jkdnafjdsnf]

That's undeniably true.

[@laylaahmed5783]

I love Ethiopian food I'm Somali

[@imperator692]

My grandmother is an Amhara, and I'm a Somali, and I love Ethiopia and Ethiopian food.

[@exposedsomalis]

Stop lying lol

[@latinamom3277]

Ethiopian food is way better than pizza..lol...greetings amigos

[@ramencurry6672]

Ethiopian food is amazing. It is the food of the gods.

[@queenbbeaute2654]

U don't have to down a culture to uplift another one

[@latinamom3277]

@@queenbbeaute2654 they are comparing it in the title of the video. that is why i commented that . not trying to say nothing bad about pizza. i love pizza too. greetings

[@Shikorina599]

I'm Eritrean, but was raised in America. We ate this everyday growing up! Still my top 3 favorite foods to eat in the world!

[@africasbest6391]

nobody cares Italian slave. This is ETHNIOPIAN food

[@haniii4599]

italian slave? she's just sharing her story what's the point of being rude?

[@Shikorina599]

Africa's Best you spelled Ethiopian wrong.

[@africasbest6391]

+Luna Tekle ahiya chemlaka italian slave shermuta. Fuck off.

[@Shikorina599]

Chamelika is reffering to a man. Chameliki is towards a woman. You called me a b****. You are so lame. YT thug.

[@zadeh79]

My Ethiopian friend in college took me to this Ethiopian restaurant. I really enjoyed the food, and EVERYONE I have taken there since, has enjoyed the food. The way the spiced food goes with beer is amazing - I've never enjoyed beer so much, with any other food. Ethiopian is definitely in my top 3 favorite ethnic foods. Very tasty, with just the right amount of spice. It's on the healthy side too. I am surprised it's not more popular.

[@jkdnafjdsnf]

Where ever I see Ethiopian food in the internet my mouth began watering. I cant wait to Ethiopian food with my friends.

[@christopherlaw3668]

Ethiopian food should be more popular than it is. I really rather enjoy it.

[@lhamilt]

Christopher Law me too! I love the sourness of the injera, and the richness of the meats. The treat is the sauce soaked injera in the end!

[@christopherlaw3668]

Growing up in the Thai culture I just love any food that can pack some serious flavor, and Ethiopian food satisfies that criteria. It's great.

[@ShaggyFromTheV]

lhamilt the sauce soaked injera is the best part in my opinion

[@stevenkelly9731]

It is here...Washington DC

[@zacharypeavy7801]

I've never had a food hit me so viscerally

[@xtinybit]

For those who are turned off by the sharing aspect, ask your server for an extra plate. They always have smaller plates for those who are new to Ethiopian food and are uncomfortable, I assume they hold off on it until someone asks. But the whole point is to share as a family, because food tastes best when shared with the ones you love.

[@aphr0d]

I love Ethiopian food way more than pizza. I love pizza too, but given the choice, I want the punch of flavor and kick of spices. IRRESISTIBLE.

[@kartikchandrasekhar4181]

Fusion of the two? I adore both ;)

[@ramencurry6672]

Pizza is great but it’s not healthy unless you eat a very small amount like a couple bites. Ethiopian food is delicious and healthier

[@abdirahmanmuhudin5809]

Love from Somalia 🇸🇴🇪🇹

[@Char12403]

Lots of unwarranted hate. Ethiopian food is great. It's not like Indian food is unpopular because you eat with your hands

[@esaw7067]

Charmanderaznable but it will never be as popular as pizza

[@thextalexof]

Lord Lazy it's called click bait

[@esaw7067]

feven mekonenn I didn't fall for it

[@Char12403]

Lord Lazy You clicked on the video...

[@esaw7067]

Charmanderaznable No I didn't click on it because it said it will be as popular as the pizza. I clicked on it because I liked eater video's and it was on auto-play.

[@kartikchandrasekhar4181]

I'm Indian. So it makes sense that I love Ethiopian food.

[@danapeck5382]

Thanks for the history lesson! Where and when I developed my love of Ethiopian food, favorite cuisine.

[@meleketetadesse6143]

i am a proud ethiopian and i love the food .i have a cousin who has an ethiopian restaurant and it was in baltimore now he started one in atlanta .

[@modifiedcontent]

Danforth Avenue around Monarch Park Ave in Toronto is becoming an Ethiopian neighborhood. I am intrigued by the positive vibe; the food, the colors, the music, good-looking women... Looks like a mix of African and Indian to me. I can imagine Ethiopian food becoming a commercial hit like pizza if someone figures out how to package it for take-out/fast food - shouldn't be that difficult with the enjera, see the success of take-out Surinam roti in the Netherlands.

[@marchfifth1754]

God, Ethiopian woman are gorgeous.

[@Norawarsame]

Iam from somaliland but i love ethiopian food.

[@tommychen6102]

I love Ethiopian food! My first time was at zeni! I wish I could try another Ethiopian restaurant besides zeni

[@Norawarsame]

also the ethiopian coffee bonna is awesome.

[@cynthiajimenez584]

Thank God for this genre of foods,and culture. I can respect that. I'm from Minnesota Ethiopian culture deep here.

[@johnyang2]

Ethiopian food is delicious! I can testify to that.

[@lhamilt]

Yummmmmm, injera, doro wat, delish!!!

[@chaeeunpark2546]

lhamilt i love doro wat !!!

[@freemanmt]

love Ethiopian and Eritrean food and coffee.

[@MrLM002]

Food is the way to get to a person's heart. Immigrants bring foreign foods to our cities and our stomachs, and that is one way to be more accepted in a country, to start your own business and to contribute to the community around you.

[@imperator692]

My favorite lunch or dinner dish is tibs and my favorite breakfast is genfo

[@laurap4415]

Yes! It's delicious, and it's everywhere! DC is made stronger by its diverse and plentiful immigrant populations!!

[@davidt8036]

Hey all, I am an Ethiopian who is living in Europe for the last 27 years and I was in Italy too. Pizza is good but it realy depends how and by whom it is made like evry food. I ate in Italy home made pizza, it was good but when I compare with Ethiopian home made food then Ethiopian food beat pizza 10:0. Belive me those Ethiopian restaurants in Western countries by any means can not cook original Ethiopian food and dish. But if you test the original food it is absoloutly diffrent song than a pizza which is very simple to made it while some Ethiopian dishes which are made can take like 4 houres or more like Doro wot. So please do not compare diffrent things.

[@berrykit]

I love Ethiopian food! I wish there were more Ethiopian places near me :/ the closest is like 40 miles away last I checked ):

[@lizard4ever]

better than pizza

[@stevenkelly9731]

@Rolman80 80 in smaller places...here in DC its both fast food and gormet food.

[@MrAbuskeleke]

Kitfo is actually often eaten with kocho (flatbread made from ensete) and ayibe be-gomen (cottage cheese with cabbage). But you cannot get kocho in this country-- you have to get it from Ethiopia!

[@halathabit3517]

Amazing eastern africa they eat their hands ILOVE it especially THE RIGHT HAND 🤚

[@TheFhdude]

A very unfortunate title completely derailed the comment from the flavor of Ethiopian cuisine to a silly useless comparison. As an Ethiopian, I find it sad that the comment is about defending Pizza rather than about the Ethiopian food, which is one of the best in my view.

[@TheBeezKid]

Before moving to DC, Inever imagined that Doro Wat would be in my vocabulary let alone a favorite meal

[@Chrisd3317]

It will never be as popular as pizza

[@dunkninddonuts]

Krillz okay? you don't have to be rude about it.

[@Chrisd3317]

Nind 10do Rude? They are implying something that never will occur?

[@esaw7067]

Nind 10do how was he being rude?

[@dunkninddonuts]

Krillz Saying something is never going to happen is kind of insulting to the diverse community we live in the US. And, there are an abundance of other popular foods.

[@Chrisd3317]

Nind 10do I don't see it as insulting because the title is misleading. Pizza is one of, if not the most popular, dish in the US. I haven't said anything bad about the ethiopian food, but it's very unrealistic. I actually like ethiopian food but saying that it will become more popular than pizza is fucking wrong. Especially in the capital of the country that eats most pizza in the world.

[@mekdeskebede9824]

as much I wish it become popular as pizza(that's the Ethiopian in me speaking) it wouldnt, it's not a type of food you eat on the go, it requires time to cook. Nevertheless its yummy and super healthy compare to pizza.

[@24amitchell]

En route to get ethiopian food in dc now... i’m obsessed

[@ketzergaw2593]

very humble family. God bless you.

[@barrecc5716]

every food has a way of eating you can eat always with fork and spoon apparently some people in the comments are having tough time processing that and to me the best food is the food eaten with hands.

[@ghostlyjester9134]

I love the way the food looks but my boyfriend is allergic to gluten so idk if of we could go to these resturants after all they said bread Maybe if they have a gluten free option

[@nepster179besha4]

Ghostly jester ask for 100% teff injera it's gluten free

[@mitchellbaxter6314]

If you can't get the teff injera, he can eat with a spoon and you eat the injera.

[@gracej1014]

God bless Ethiopia

[@liyaliya5272]

Amen amen

[@MrMakeovergirl123]

I want some Ethiopian food now !!

[@v1v2x3]

Very Nice Thank you.

[@selamawitmakonnen1472]

Love it Geta yebarekish

[@R0gue0ne]

Noice. Sharing food is the greatest connection between all human cultures. Sit down with any culture over a meal and all walls come down. Try it. It's as same as the principle that it's impossible to argue with someone while you are embracing them. There is only one race. The human race.

[@dunkninddonuts]

pizza is fast food. what a horrible comparison.

[@tonyzan5268]

Pizza in its most elevated form is quite elegant

[@malek3719]

Banu Khazi no it was made in France LoL People are forgetting it's true origin

[@stevenkelly9731]

@@tonyzan5268 that's true...but if you live in a smaller spread out tacky fast food no where that only has strip malls and sprawling good ol USA franchise cookie cutter resturants than pizza is nothing but fast food to some on here.

[@zadeh79]

Regarding the comments below: What type of low-life discriminates against food... Try it and see if you like it, before judging it.

[@HorridCross571]

I'm sure they are tasty as they look so good!

[@HiSpeedOxygen]

starboy food

[@esaw7067]

Flaco Jr lmao

[@jesusmysavior9518]

Flaco sure we dont eat ur junk, we eat healthy

[@deanandre4426]

Starboy was the Weeknd's song; btw he is an Ethiopian if you hadn't known.

[@princess.l7752]

Hanan Jm yes we do lmao

[@HamrawitሐምራTube]

Please retitle asap! ... Pizza is full of unhealthy cheese, processed meat, gluten junk ... Whereas Ethiopian food is super grain Teff, very healthy, classy attractive ... Come on now! Compare pizza with KFC or other junk ...

[@joyjoyoo]

I'd love to try!

[@dooorthvader]

ive always wanted to try ethipoian food!

[@jasonharris996]

Travel up New Hampshire Avenue to Silver Spring and Hyattsville. I think the Ethiopian community is much bigger out there.

[@HelloWorld1947]

As an Ethiopian, i will say it won't be as popular until they turn it into fast food, like Pizza. Pizza is popular because, it's less messy, requires no talent to make, and Italians have been in America since the 1800s, Ethiopians came in the 1990s, for goodness sake. Most Americans have no patience so fast food is their specialty. Ruin the food and it will become popular. Just ask Italians from Italy. They will tell you American Pizza is horrendously bad.

[@leezaliza9943]

በጣም ነው የሚያምረው በዚቀጥይበት

[@imkrisyoung]

Ethiopian food is delicious! 😋

[@coppercoloredlifestyle9498]

Eh. Ethiopian food in Ethiopia is amazing but I've never had an amazing experience in the US. Americans are NOT open minded in terms of food, or many things really. Most Americans I know don't injera or refuse to taste ANY foreign food.

[@MrTomtomtest]

Probably depends where you live. I've seen all kinds of cuisines in big cities.

[@stevenkelly9731]

True ...their culinary ignorance is astounding.

[@georgethompson3763]

I thought the video didn't have enough information on what makes ethiopian food unique. They only talk about it in general terms: they say it has spices and colors...

[@nejatahmed1584]

Well, Ethiopian food is delicious. There is also a lot of food for veterans. love is our recipe. 😊✌❤

[@drivesafe4107]

Can’t believe they didn’t mention Dama, number one cafe/bakery/restaurant/market in the area

[@JanMichael-Vincent]

Pizza is probably the most popular fast food in the country, Ethiopian food will never be that big in this country

[@theshevirgo]

I love some Ethiopian food but pizza is beloved because its cheap , portable, and easy to eat none of which I can say for Ethiopan which at cheapest is like $12

[@signaturethapa6855]

That shy girl at the end has talking eyes.

[@henrymccomments]

I love food period Give me good food and good people

[@capriaricho]

Honestly it should be Ethiopian AND Eritrean Food because we have a LOT of similarities and our foods are the same. I really hope both cultures (basically horn of africa = Somali, Djibouti, etc.) start to get more positive recognition because we have an amazing culture and amazing history and I feel like people just know from social media that it's a poor country and they always make ignorant, unnecessary remarks/Jokes. I really hope people start to realize how our culture is like, and not only in my area but everywhere in Africa, Asia, etc. Social media fucks up everything from beauty standards to my home, Africa. So I'm hoping that this new generation, people will start understanding cultures and I feel like that will help people like me have so much pride and be happy to be where I'm from because back then, saying you were from Ethiopia (for example) was embarrassing because of how social media made us look bad...but now the community is getting better, thank God ❤❤

[@deborahdesta2790]

of course the food is similar, Eritrea was once Ethiopia. Eritrea was annexed by Ethiopia in 1962.

[@ictennispro]

love this!

[@Gadgetlava]

It's funny Ethiopians actually agreed to make this video because here in the U.K. they are one of the most closed and non welcoming communities

[@ABC-hs3ip]

Juggernaut Gamer @you maybe ignorant then

[@linab4901]

a pitty it is not here in germany as popular as pizza now... I looove ethiopian food with injera

[@tosht2515]

Love Adams Morgan. 👍

[@thePowerPlant]

I like the flavors of Ethipian, but I dislike the places that make you eat with your hands.

[@lhamilt]

thePowerPlant every Ethiopian restaurant I've been to will happily give you utensils if you choose. Personally I like to enjoy the food as it was intended to be.

[@thePowerPlant]

lhamilt Yes. I also would like to enjoy foods as they intend to be, but I also really dislike eating with my hands because I feel no matter how clean I can get them, it is not clean enough.

[@lhamilt]

thePowerPlant I can appreciate that perspective too!

[@n.t3026]

so how do u eat pizza and burgers?

[@limuemu5307]

Lol it doesn't make sense to eat it with utensils.

[@SalmanKhan-oe8cn]

Ethiopian food is good.

[@BnaBreaker]

Ras Dashen - Chicago, IL...best Ethiopian restaurant in the USA.

[@stevenkelly9731]

Damn...you need to travel more.

[@mitchellbaxter6314]

Considering that DC has the largest Ethiopian population outside of Africa, I doubt the best is in Chicago. Look to Silver Spring, MD or Alexandria, VA (which is where I live, LOL).

[@Krerker]

Because i said so. Thanks for attention, bye.

[@malek3719]

I don't want it to be as popular as pizza 😡 it will lose it's uniqueness

[@redsliag9661]

yessss

[@aviewisaview]

Yummy..

[@martinesarkis7608]

Ethiopia 🇪🇹🥰🥰wow

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Man injera is so great. If you haven't had it you need to try it. The best of the best food.

[@samuellynch9304]

Shalom, Ethiopian food looks very appetising and nice - however, I don't think Ethiopian's food could catch on with white people like Indian and Chinese food has - Ethiopian cuisine is not suitable for takeaways for starters - or at least it could not be presented in the way it was in the video! Chinese, Indian and even West Indian food is mainly presented with rice instead of a bread based Injera bread! Still I look forward to trying Ethiopian cuisine as soon as I get time - it would be easier if I could find a Ethiopian takeaway in England!

[@racheldiederich838]

I enjoy trying any food I don't know how to make.

[@Chungus581]

Dukem is amazing

[@juliahamilton9125]

Looks so delicious!🤗😉😉😉😉😆😅

[@sundarpichai940]

Ethiopian food is only so-so. It's all the same texture as it's mostly long stewed meats and vegetables. I don't think the flavors are nearly as diverse as say, Indian food (either northern or southern). There are tons of Ethiopian places around, but I definitely never crave it.

[@ayanomar9390]

Love it

[@livingsouljourney312]

I love Ethiopian food

[@jwjohnson999]

taste like mush and bread to me, and baby food.

[@divergentevolution8114]

I always found it really odd that refugees seeks help from the same nations that destroyed/ destabilized their own nations in the first place. No shame I guess, or sheer ignorance.

[@BeatSoma]

That is some armchair philosophy right there. Most people seeking refugee status arent really concerned about irony, but about more important things. Like you know, getting to a country that they can be safe and successful in.

[@Boxxxxxxxxx]

Ethiopian food is my favorite but I am Ethiopian so a little bias maybe -- but as popular as Pizza? Even tacos aren't as popular as popular as pizza..

[@dashalauner8535]

agree .please make it organic

[@Al3xTrucho20]

As popular as Pizza? As a DC resident I can say Piss off with that. You're closer saying Tacos.

[@tlashai9902]

I'm hooked

[@madebyzarura]

We actually agree...

[@hemagurunh9731]

Looks tasty, only thing is I would hate to share finger food so all for me XDD

[@xdwd0593]

Ot will be as popular as pizza when people will have enough of pizza which is never

[@sooutstanding31]

xXLifeloser. i was thinking the same thing. they should've named another food.

[@n.t3026]

Im eritrean and its basically the same food haha. The injera is exactly the same

[@mattias5521]

report for harrasment

[@ShaggyFromTheV]

Nathaniel Tewolde Eritrean squad for life😂😂

[@princessmenen9064]

Well duhhhhhh Eritrea was part of Ethiopia the Ethiopian government gave that place to France until France "went out" and "Eritrea" didn't want to be part of Ethiopia no more cause they felt betrayed (as they should be) so they asked for independence so y'all got it but our culture still there the food the instrument the kemis (traditional clothes) y'all look like us cause y'all are us just different names (Ethiopia, Eritrea)

[@zeytelaloi]

You're either confusing Italy with France or Eritrea with Djibouti.

[@luyla1]

Get your facts straight princess France has never been in Eritrea.

[@eliran9231]

The third pizza-injera war is coming.

[@Birabiro_2000]

😂😂😂😂