Ethiopian & Eritrean Restaurants in Calgary. Abyssinia Restaurant S3 E1 Part 1, My City Speaks To Me

Join Lanre Ajayi in exploring the amazing food of Ethiopian and Eritrean People. In this episode of MCST, I’ll be exploring some Cultural Cuisine of Ethiopians & Eritreans, giving rise to the number of restaurants within Calgary. My culinary journey takes me around some of these amazing restaurants namely, Yegna, Abyssinia, Hdmona, and Marathon. This episode was shot before the Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown.
Music credits for the episode:
"Bubble Walk" By Aaron Lieberman
"Fender Bender" By Bad Snacks
"Eternal Garden" By Dan Henig
"Lightning Bugs" By Geographer

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This is a very fascinating episode, I highly respect this woman she represented us very well thank you. And entertained by the host. ኢትዮጲያ ለዘልአለም ትኑር🇪🇹🇪🇹

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በሃገሬ ምግብ እኮራ አለው ኢትዮጵያ ወርቂ የሆነ ባህሎቻች ምግባችን ፍፁም ከኤርትራ ጋር አይገናኝም ሸክላው ጥረ ስጋ ቆጮው የት ነው የምታወቀው ኢትዮጵያ ለዘልአለም ትኑር🙏

[@elenafreweini6434]

Ethiopian and Eritrean food are among the best food in the world.👍👍👍

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[@truemanj8133]

Your efforts in promoting Mama's Africa's delicious cuisine globally are truly appreciated. Thank you for spotlighting Ethiopian food and its cultural significance on such a platform. Your contribution in introducing Ethiopian & Eritrean cuisine to the world is invaluable. It's heartening to see someone dedicated to sharing diverse culinary experiences. Keep up the fantastic work!

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[@checkercabs]

Terrific - well done gentlemen. Love how you promote the fantastic food scene that might go unnoticed in Calgary. Ethiopian coffee is something you must experience.

[@LanreAjayi]

The coffee ceremony is coming in part 2

[@mayogboye6654]

Great work Lanre, Its amazing how food defines different cultures

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[@neveendominiccosmetics492]

Love Habasha culture and love this show 😍😍😍

[@kidubg3896]

Ethiopia food is yummy and healthy food I loved it

[@SunShine-xx5mq]

Well done 👏I miss our food it's the most yummy food. 😋🇪🇷🇪🇹

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[@forwaliya1754]

mi like it!!! ethiopian food & people r best!

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[@salifbaaydoundetv300]

injera is realy delicious and much more healthier than the regular bread, also their vegetarien dishes are worth to try.

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[@bilenmillion1179]

Beautiful people delicious food.👍🏽👏🏽🙏🏽💕

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[@merongoitom9142]

Wow this makes me hungry and “ Gurage Tibs “ is my favourite dishes from Abbisinia!

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[@kayodefaturoti4281]

Injera?. I cannot wait for a bite👌. I love the traditional touch to this programe. Keep it up!

[@mpablogglobal8868]

Love ❣️ from nigeria 🇳🇬🇪🇦

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@@LanreAjayi okay dear 🥰

[@fnanmekruit1704]

Lanre Ajayi.....we love u. thanks for sharing this amazing experience :)

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[@JustDavidMinistries]

That was amazing! Thank y’all for sharing with us😋😋😋

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[@JustDavidMinistries]

@@LanreAjayi I did subscribe even before commenting. Unless you want me to unsubscribe and subscribe again 🤣🤣🤣

[@yordanoskidane5394]

Wow....Just Love it. From Eritrea.

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[@yordanoskidane5394]

@@LanreAjayi sure....ma Dear.

[@perpiesoul]

Oh wow! So beautiful. How can I be fasting on a day like this? Never! 🤣🤣🤣 Well done 👍

[@LanreAjayi]

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[@Black-lioness]

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16

[@mslejt]

I'm a little sad you only showed one Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant in Calgary. There are so many others as well.

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በጣም የተካበደና የተሰቀለ አቀራረብና አረዳድ ነው እደዚ ባትጨነቁም ቀለል ባለ መልኩ ቢቀርብም ሀገሬ ለማንም ክፍት ናት ነገር ግ አካበዳቹት ለሰውም ለማረዳውም ግራ ያጋባል።

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Wow ❤ 👌 Wosem

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[@foxtail803]

Papua New Guinea foodie living in Sydney Australia... wonderful clip

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Nice channel!!!

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[@aberateklehaimanot9804]

great ,but there is one thing you forget guys, namely before start eating giving thanks to God Almighty and blessing the food and an elderly from the group or close to religion takes piece of injera and hands to the group.መባረክ.ምብራኽ.

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[@Sabaaa-u1y]

Beautiful 😍. Looks yummy 😋

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[@abrahamkalab2159]

This was very good but why ,,slemntay or lemen xelot yelem, besmeab aitblun orthodox entekoinkum ? Love from 🇪🇷 ethiioEri 🇪🇷🇪🇹🇪🇷🇪🇹🇪🇷🇪🇹 GBU

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[@maebeltesfay2727]

Eritrean and Ethiopian (Habesha) Food are one of the Best food in the World.

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[@dannydanix8698]

That yellow beverage is Tej aka "Honey wine" just be careful drinking that, drink it too fast and you'll notice your head spinning faster : ) Ethiopian/Eritrean food soooo delicious.

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[@merondemissie1524]

Please come to Kansas city we have selamta restaurant we are so many cultures and flavor options food

[@LanreAjayi]

I am definitely coming to America and when it happens, I will love to do a story about your place in Kansas City

[@Joe-g1t]

😍😍 We habeshas have beautiful and sweet food

[@tesfitgere3281]

I like it

[@cohallel.7]

በአሕዛብ ሐገር ሆነሽ የተዋሕዶን ውበትና ጥንካሬ ስላሳየሽን እግዚአብሔር ሕይወትና ሥራሽን ይባርክልሽ

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[@Yetu_437]

She is my friend ,Nice Restaurant

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It looks great 👍

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[@abrahamojegalitarianism6850]

❤❤❤❤❤ love Ethiopia

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[@akassi6174]

@ 14:23 what’s that a taste tube? It’s call a Brele LoL 😂

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@@LanreAjayi subscribed, shared in all accounts, next ??

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Wow 👌

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@@LanreAjayi sure brother 🤩

[@SuperKalingo]

indeed Africa

[@kebreabwoldemariam8821]

It is so sad you Explained everything but you guys forgot the main thing Praying. it doesn't matter what religion we don't eat before we pray pray pray 🙏🙏🙏. Thank you

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[@layesegs8688]

Alex - yay!

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[@H4HO3]

It also represents TRUST…!!!

[@ethiopialove2772]

When you eat food you have to remove the hat. It is not Ethiopian traditions it is bad. Not only eating food. When you are in somebody house you have to remove the hat.

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[@sofenbeseat4346]

I agree with you 100%

[@samueladem1158]

This culture is Amhara culture

[@LanreAjayi]

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[@sofenbeseat4346]

Ethiopians Eritrean are the same people

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[@genetabate45]

I agree with you 💯% I said the same thing.

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[@bambelomlash1214]

Yeah wea are the same people of East Africa but we had our differences in terms of politically views and been like that for a long time.

[@sofenbeseat4346]

@@bambelomlash1214 yeah we are habesha

[@kartellpopping]

🇪🇹

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የትኛው ውዴታችሑ፣ የትኛውም ፍቅራችሑ፣ ምቀኛ ሐሲድ ሕዝብ ሑላ

[@tihitnaaragaw9019]

አይዞን

[@mussieg3799]

She rushed and miss treated the royal kitfo making it look like dropings. Kitfo must be crowned on a taba gliteering shimering like emmeralds or dessert road horizon view in the mid Day sun. 😂

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[@alexdee796]

Where is Gurkha? You eating by your self

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[@michaelasfaha7752]

3.8 millon old what?

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[@rara__180]

ertra is part of ethiopoa its the same tging its like saying nyc kfc and boston kfc same shit

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Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes lol

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[@holistic_memory404]

Why is she using knife to scoop the sauces

[@madiapp4445]

Wow nice Ethiopia It is a traditional food real not Eritrea (1). ( Chicken) yes Eritrea ) Ketfo and two more Ethiopia food the truth

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[@Guto2790]

The food is Ethiopian only and only! Eritrea is not in Ethiopia! Anymore! But Eritreans are showing tendency of Return! My advise for Eritreans be honest!

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[@hulumtiruyonal3644]

Not Eritrean food's but its Ethiopians. Food's

[@LanreAjayi]

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[@dyanamichelif6625]

@@LanreAjayi what do you mean, it is also an Eritrean food

[@LanreAjayi]

This project covers Ethiopian and Eritrean cultural cuisines in Calgary. The next 5 episodes in this series will touch on the 2 restaurant's

[@senayetedema5412]

What do you mean we are the same girl be positve

[@Black-lioness]

@@senayetedema5412 lol so why are you here if you aren’t one of us

[@listenup2882]

The only country in Africa with it's own numbers and letters? Research people there are several indigenous scripts. Egypt is in Africa as is Sudan.

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[@ambessashield9360]

Egypt and Sudan use Arab script. Arab isn’t African language.

[@cartoons981]

human kind ? its MAN KIND .isn't hue man means hue means reflection of man LOL

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[@newyorkistannewyorkistan8966]

you only show part of Ethiopian culture. Eritrean and Ethiopian are two independent countries with different language and religion. FYI. Ethiopian don’t eat the same food each ethnic group have its own dishes.

[@LanreAjayi]

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[@mesertabera1366]

I want job

[@saradigota7201]

haaahaha, the food looks delish, woman made the food with love, crazy men should learn to say a prayer before eating perhaps hh

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[@werqzeleke2815]

Ethiopian food not Eritrean as teff is not a local crop of Eritrea, and pls the label ' habesha' Is derigatory stop using it , All Africans use bare hands to eat not only ethiopians n Eritreans, for a naija/ Yoruba man ki lo dey? The woman doesn't want to say where she comes from defeating her point of introducing the dish

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[@abdurahmanali4374]

False information, ethiopia is home to 80 different ethnic groups mostly Oromo and Amhara and somali and tigre. the largest Oromo and Somali regions. There are 9 ethnic groups in Eritrea. ethiopia and eritrea muslims and christians are 50 - 50. ethiopia is not Amhara and tigre or 2 ethic groups.

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[@samueladem1158]

Stupid ok

[@kametwodaabe471]

RAW MEAT ! RAW MEAT!

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[@ambessashield9360]

Beef tartar...raw beef.. a common dish in Europe, North America, South America and east Asia. Knowledge is power.

[@kametwodaabe471]

@@ambessashield9360 Actually in North America.....Blacq Americans Don't eat raw meat... We love our food cooked whole or Partial, Not Completely raw. RAW Meat ! Encourage people to become practicing cannibalism. WE NOT CUT LIKE THAT. Can't trust Y'all. You Try to Eat us..... Raw meat LMBO!!!

[@ambessashield9360]

@@kametwodaabe471 It’s called beef tartar, a common dish around the world. I don’t think you know what millions of black Americans eat or don’t eat.

[@kametwodaabe471]

@@ambessashield9360 SORRY, MY BROTHER WE DON'T EAT THAT!! THAT IS NOT SOUL FOOD BROTHER ... YOU DEFINITELY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT.

[@mylifemyjourney1]

Brother, we Eritreans don't consider ourselves Abyssinia nor the same as Ethiopians. Just keep it simple like "Eritrean & Ethiopians food". God bless you.

[@mylifemyjourney1]

@Brook haile 90% of Eritreans believe this idea. Only half Eri & half Ethio don't like this idea.

[@slickrick2420]

I'm Eritrean, and yes, we're definitely not the same people as Ethiopians. But Abyssinia doesn't refer to Ethiopia, it refers to the predeccessors to Ethiopia and Eritrea.

[@mylifemyjourney1]

@@slickrick2420 The Abyssinia thought today is mainly referring to Ethiopians not Eritreans, at least in western countries books. Google it and you will see Ethiopian history.

[@mylifemyjourney1]

@dhadir mohamed yep the term habesha was giving to the Ethiopians by Arabs, which came from the word habes. Still today many Arabs & Sudanesse refer to Ethiopians as habes or habesha and Eritreans as Ertria.

[@slickrick2420]

@@mylifemyjourney1 What about the Axum Empire? That is definitely our history and we have more claim to it than Amharas

[@ummuyousuf1597]

The worst host I ever saw

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