THE STORY BEHIND ETHIOPIA'S RAW MEAT TRADITION: History, Health, and Hospitality

[@yeosangxx1209]

The habit dates back to the Abyssinian-Adal War, a century-long sporadic military conflict between the Ethiopian Empire and the Somali Adal Sultanate in the 16th century. During the Ethiopians' early Somali defeats, soldiers began consuming raw meat as a tactical measure. As Somali troops moved towards the Blue Nile and Lake Tana, Ethiopian soldiers sheltering from the Somali Adal army began eating raw meat at night. They feared the smoke and flames would reveal their location. This military strategy of avoiding detection became a delicacy during the Conquest of Abyssinia, and Ethiopians' taste of raw meat grew from there!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you so much for this amazing information......we really needed to know all this....

[@henokfasil1789]

i hate to break it to you but that is wrong and there are a lots of speculations but one thing that is right is that it is because of war we started to eat rawmeat just to avoid detection and we have fought a lot of wars with outsiders and even eachother before the adal war so it is not because of the adal war we started eating raw meat we have started long before the adal war

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@henokfasil1789 I decided to sit here and learn...... thanks alot for this information

[@henokfasil1789]

@@EatingTheAfricanWay and next time you eat Ethiopian food try to balance the amount of injera with the food you r eating because if u use to much injera the sourness will over power or if u use little injera the food will taste over flavored. But u do u and eat as your preference. Thank you for trying Ethiopian food.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@henokfasil1789 Thank you for this....am so greatful....I'll try it next time....

[@africasightwalktravels1875]

The manager seems a good man.. much love from Kenya, new sub

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you so much... manager is really a free person...

[@dwamburu1]

I love the way Habesha people spread their culture and food whichever country they migrate to. As a Kenyan living in the UK, I visit Ethiopian restaurants in London and when in Nairobi, I get them too and when I hear their music play, it brings certain joy in my heart.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Wow....am sure Habesha food became part of you..... happy to have you here..

[@yukiomishimafan]

This seems like a good place. Ethiopian culture and food is really interesting

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Its really a great place to be.....thank you..

[@solaking2111]

The restaurant manager gave real Habesha welcome, I appreciate him❤

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for being here..

[@AfroKingExplorer]

African cuisine is amazing from west to east. Unlike what people think, most of the dishes in most African countries have a story of health benefits. I grew up eating moringa leaves. Now the white man just discovered the health benefits. I’d have love to hear about the benefits of eating raw meat from the Ethiopian perspective. I’m confident it has health benefits because Ethiopians are in shape! Let’s stick to our African roots. Great video!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks alot for sharing with us.......from what I saw...raw meat wasn't part of their meals...during the war with Italian...they never wanted to make smoke because they were hiding....that's where the introduction of eating raw meat started from....until now..

[@muregofelix8328]

​@@EatingTheAfricanWaythat's speculation! Raw meat is okay in many cultures across Africa and the entire world

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@muregofelix8328 Thanks alot for this..

[@suntzu8959]

@@muregofelix8328 Yes, even in some big western hotels, have some menus with slices of raw meat

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@suntzu8959 wow...so interesting..

[@mutyabanduggu8399]

Will try visiting the place to see more 😊

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

You have too...it's amazing

[@mutyabanduggu8399]

Woow culture 👏

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Culture is rich....and we need to explore it..

[@kenkeliba2639]

GOD bless AFRICA 🌍

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you

[@CrowJam]

using spicy dip for raw meat seems like a nice idea, gonna try it at home

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Please do...you will love it...

[@fredrickochieng8112]

Amazing

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you

[@just_one_opinion]

Love to Ethiopians! Cheers brothers.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching Friend..

[@thethe7339]

getting ready tooo starts

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha...please enjoy

[@NewYorkerinLondon7]

Nicely done. 👌🏽✨

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you....

[@fasolacork]

Look tasty...in my country we are eating raw meat with raw egg , chopped onion and pickle cucumber, mixed together on the plate , it's called Tatar and it is very tasty.... I will definitely visit gardenligh and try that meat with kamulali and lime...thanks for the video

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

With raw eggs 😳😳😳 I need to try this now.... thanks for sharing this information with us....please do visit them and enjoy...there's alot they can offer...

[@fasolacork]

@EatingTheAfricanWay google "tatar polish cuisine," and you will see how that looks..... French eating the same way, and it's called "Tartare" over there...

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@fasolacork let me do it now and see.....

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

It looks amazing....the yellow York on top....ooh God....

[@Spiralblack3]

Hihi Brother! Hihi Everyone! That meat looked so fresh that I would absolutely try it! I love Injera as well!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

It's really good...you need to try it..

[@wossenmekonnen2465]

❤❤❤❤

[@jeromehayden8580]

Definitely want to try the raw meat ,

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Where are you..we can go and try it out..

[@RahelJovani]

It started as a culture of Oromo. James Bruce wrote it in his 5 volume books in 17 century. Later the Northern people adopted it in 19 century.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you for this information..

[@ethiotechbox8731]

Oromo culture... Ende amarochu enantem hulu yegna malt jemerachu ... This is nonsense

[@rediettadesse2828]

ABSOLUTELY HABESHAS NEVER ATE RAW MEAT RATHER ENJERA BEWET N LATER ADOPTED TO IT , IT WAS WELAYTA PPL CULTURE , WELAYTA AND GAMO PPLS AND KITFO IS GURAGE PPL FOOD

[@sengendosimeonbuzima]

Niceness

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you

[@birungijackline1088]

I want to try njera❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Come we go.....I want to be there laughing at you...

[@utube2121]

well come to visit my country ethiopia and get enjoyment good job

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you so much.... I have it in plan...and soon I'll be there...

[@utube2121]

@@EatingTheAfricanWay ok We Will Happy To Accept

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@utube2121 Hope we stay connected until that time comes..

[@utube2121]

@@EatingTheAfricanWay ok I am waiting for that but i also needs your support

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@utube2121 which kind of support do you need?

[@barbiebarbara5911]

Me enjoying the Ethiopian background music. I would love to taste the raw meat too.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha...please enjoy....where are you...we can go visit this place..

[@rashiid187]

You need to try doro wot its best

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks alot...let me look into it..

[@JohnMooreBarbados]

Nico, probably the first time seeing you a bit scared to eat the raw meat fit for the kings, but in the end it seems you enjoyed it.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

My heart almost lost it....I was so scared...but willing to give it a try...and it really turned out well....I loved it.. Thank you Mr John..

[@Ezzireem]

J'adore tes mimiques que tu fais 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for watching...

[@ivanatuhairwe]

It was a nice experience for sure I would go back for the raw meat and the sikla

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Let's go back...

[@hasinaaljabri1502]

Allah anasema msile nyama enadam wala hijachinjwa 😢😢

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

But it's part of them....

[@joyceponnie4625]

that smooked one looks yamy

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

It's so yummy.....you can eat like 5 of them....hahaha.. Thank you J

[@LakshaDeirwa]

23:49 that's when i ran to the kitchen and prepared my own Coffe (Khaxwa) lol

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣 I think with time...you Starr to like it..

[@namonosafina5067]

Nicolas please try nubian foods you will not be disappointed

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

I really want to try it but I have failed to locate it...do you have any hint...

[@ayawa5321]

J'aimerais bien tester, ça doit être succulent avec le piment très fort là. Si on ajoute de la tomate et des oignons, ça doit être vraiment pas mal ! Plus jeune, j'ai travaillé chez starbucks coffee, on a faot une dégustation de café. Ce n'est vraiment pas pour moi LOL. C'est cool qu'ils cuisent la viande si in n'arrive pas à tout manger quand c'est cru 👌🏾

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Wow...that was such an experience you got from the coffee....Thanks for watching

[@ayawa5321]

@@EatingTheAfricanWay, oui trop amer pour moi

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

But I think along the way...you get used to it...

[@ayawa5321]

@@EatingTheAfricanWay, I like the smell but not the taste. I prefer tea.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@ayawa5321 yeah the scent from it is good..... me too am mostly a tea person.....

[@cregperkins5857]

I love their food but I have never tried the raw meet, I tried the coffee which almost sent me to emergency room, its tough coffee

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Am sorry about that.....next time don't go for a strong coffee....you need to give a try to the raw meet..... Thanks for watching

[@mutyabanduggu8399]

I want to taste that also

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha.....you can visit them and try it

[@mutyabanduggu8399]

Nicholas 😂😂 changed the face when they said we have to finish all this 😂😂

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 man..I was thinking about when we will finish the meat......

[@Margaret637]

Nicholas kati nkuvudeko oba ne nnyama embisi ogiride!! Bisaanyi bye Zimbabwe kati byebisigalide😂😂

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 munayee nange byansobedde

[@marieannie9505]

😂😂😂😂😂 nkugambye

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@marieannie9505 lerro muninna

[@amdetsion3256]

Nice small talk😂 The truth is that southern Ethiopians have always consumed raw beef, and a few hundred years ago the Habeshas copied them. One must remember all these things are just conjured up stories. The most prevalant one though is how in the 1500's* Ottoman snipers kept sword welding Abyssinian soldiers from making fires to cook their meat. But even this story has it's origin based on the Niyyah Kibbeh dish of the middle east, a tale about concerning some Chrsitians taken refuge in Ehden from Ottoman gunners. Withstanding these facts, the Soomaalis have, for seasons other than bad intent, came up with an oral account with differing details: claiming the Adalite Ahmed Gran (an Ethiopian Muslim) forced Ethiopian Christians to eat raw meat.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Wow....all I can say is...however much am doing these videos....I learn alot from this comment section..... thanks alot for taking time and write down this important information....

[@amdetsion3256]

@@EatingTheAfricanWay No problem brother. Keep doing what you do.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@amdetsion3256 Thank you

[@et_matrix]

This is the truth !

[@Black-lioness]

You love splitting hair,

[@suntzu8959]

Reminds me of Yodi Abysinia and Elsa Restaurants in Addis, and Nile Restaurant in Asmara

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching..

[@petersiska9939]

AAAhhhhhhhh omg ............would never eat raw meat even there ...............................

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha....thanks for watching

[@dmx3674]

The history of Raw meat is not what he says on this Video. The Ethnic Amhara who ruled Ethiopia for generations often have to fight the outside invaders to preserve Ethiopia. Because of that the Amhara Neftegna(Armed men) did not want to give their location to enemy by cooking meat with fire. They don't want any smoke the result of cooking meat to tell the enemy where their location was . So ... by keeping this in mind , the Amhara Soldiers ovide cooking the meat and got use to eating it raw . This is the real start of how Ethiopians Eeat raw meat.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Eeeh..... thank you so much for taking time and write down everything....I do appreciate..

[@ethiotechbox8731]

Ye leba ayne derk alu debub new sega mebelaw ....yetelemedewn teretachun

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

This seems to be a very hard language to learn..

[@prossynamumbya3767]

Today your eating the Ethiopian way😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha......it's still African......

[@Simplifarm]

"First you have to neutralize it" love it lol...

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha...thanks for being here...

[@mariosantos9492]

They say piri-piri like Mozambicans😊

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahahaha....thanks for being here

[@csmith7912]

The color of the fat is beautiful yellow. I can tell the cow was extremely healthy before slaughter

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for this information.....how are you?

[@4youreyesonly884]

Ethiopia us the only African country that wasn't colonised by a foreign power.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 Thanks for watching

[@ianjesse8525]

Ajera i cn eat anytime any day

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching..

[@sentientblob1381]

Tbh you're risking tapeworm infection everytime you eat that. That's why it's a delicacy

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching..

[@TomOndeng]

Bro are you still ok after the raw meat? I was scared for you

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Yes am okay....nothing wrong happened...thanks for checking on me.....I do appreciate bro..

[@chrischris1150]

I will bring my wife there since she is from ethiopia

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching....am sure she will br more happy...

[@Samuel_traveller]

evaporating into your brain left me in stiches, you will never go wrong with Ethiopian food.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 just know...that statement alone shocked me....but I loved the food....

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

As a European I quite like raw meat dishes like Carpaccio (very thinly sliced beef with a lemon dressing), Steak Tartare (finely chopped beef with raw egg and capers) and Mett (raw spiced minced pork). I especially like the last because besides European I'm also German.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

I think that is more easy for someone who is trying it for the first time.... I want to try it....... Thanks for sharing...

[@stefdiazdiaz7067]

Coffe is very dangerous, ironically raw meat is fine (if the animal was healthy).

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching...but please explain more about Coffee

[@ВаскоДжо]

nicco oyozze obusezi

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 walai walai

[@Geelljireqoqay]

The human being has been eating raw meat billions of years like our wild cousin animals, Why Ugdan's think this is strange think out of space, we are all animal after all!!!!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha...thank you for your information.....it's a shock to me because I have never seen that..

[@Geelljireqoqay]

lol as long as we don't eat human flesh, We good !!!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@Geelljireqoqay 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤝🏿🤝🏿

[@Geelljireqoqay]

I am eating raw meat rite now, u better be careful. I may eat ur stinky flesh!!!

[@margareta9081]

Nah bruh Ugandans cook their meat well done this is definitely a culture shock....

[@namonosafina5067]

Nico wange why do you eat without praying papito Its not good remember God at least say thanks to him

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Just know before I leave home....I always give glory back to God and let Him lead the way.... thanks for watching..

[@janetbahizi9996]

Do you smell the blood?

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Noo...you can't even smell it.......

[@suntzu8959]

VENTILATED

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣

[@SGOA32178]

i cannot, NO. Can the human body handle raw flesh?

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

It can handle it more than you can imagine.....I tried it for the first time....and my body was okay ....

[@akhalif579]

History is okay, everybody knows started early, 16 century, Adal War of Somali sultan ahmed ghazi, and Abysinian empire. There's nothing Shaned about it. lol, it's all in Ethiopian books. By the way it's not Halal meat in muslim context it would be helpful not to mislead people so they choose if they want to.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you for this.....you know people share what they know....or what they were taught..... that's why we need to go deep and do our own research...... but am here learning alot...

[@marieannie9505]

Nicholas come to Cambodia and eat snake😂😂😂😂😂🙌🙌

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 let me get myself ready.....

[@DavidDavid-eo1lz]

Please please stop eating raw meat. I am from Ethiopia but I don't eat raw meat because you can get illnesses from it like pathogens salmonella e_coli or yersinia etc. The story he is trying tell is 1/2 true but he miss the years and the history behind it. From 1528 to 1543 war between Christian Northern (Abbissnya) and the Adal Muslim kingdom . Because of Portuguese help northern won the war but they keep it eating raw meat. If any body want to know about it you can read Conquest of Abyssinia.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you so much for the information......we are here to learn as we find out truth....

[@HarrietNakamanya]

Banange omwana ono Nicolas at'eno oli serious enjoying your eats i think it's tasteless

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 it has a taste....chill, lemon, injera....makes it more enjoyable ..... Webale kufunna budde noyitilakko waano munayee

[@demetriharlan5887]

Nope.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣 please..

[@BakiDavi-d8s]

Iok fob ምግብ

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching

[@cn-cz3nc]

oh you guys are rich africans

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you..

[@ianjesse8525]

For me i cnt row meat never 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Ooh dear...I understand you

[@vanillamint7854]

with all due respect 🤮🤢 😱

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 if you try it.....it will become part of you...

[@Gazatub]

That guy look like somali

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Hahaha.....those guys look a like

[@muregofelix8328]

They're bros

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@muregofelix8328 🤣🤣🤣 yes...your right...

[@maureen-ug8385]

Eeeeeeh leero eating african way nyama mbisi abo basenzzi u should have told them that eat that kind of meat 😅😅tebamanyi eeeeeeh

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mukama.....lerro vayolensi munji hahaha..

[@marieannie9505]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🙌🙌🙌🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@marieannie9505 nkugambye....

[@marienabwire3515]

😂😂😂Nicholas just enjoy it

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 elaa I enjoyed...nayee banayee

[@babientertainment1905]

you have some what a comedian type of face😆😆, any ways, after a raw meat, we Ethiopians drink something of alcoholic content, and it makes the meat stable within the stomach and in addition it helps the stomach of the digesting process. if you didn't like to take any of the alcoholic drinks, taking sprite, or Ethiopian "AMBO TEBEL" is advisable

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I didn't know I have a comedian like face.... thanks for the advise...next time I'll try it...

[@Yb-Techs]

The man looks Tigrayan, but I’m not sure why he chose to promote Ethiopian cuisine that conflicts with his own culture. In Tigrayan culture, eating raw meat is highly forbidden. Additionally, the Bible prohibits the consumption of raw meat (check Exodus 12:9).

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching...some of us are here to learn...

[@brookendale3611]

😂😂😂😂 wow the inner racist is coming out.

[@brookendale3611]

​@@EatingTheAfricanWaybro eating raw meat is just common to most christian ethiopians at least. Take most of the comments with a grain of salt. Don't believe everything bro.

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

@brookendale3611 🤣🤣🤣 we should love each other....peace, love, freedom and respect should be the order between us...

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thank you....some how we are all here to learn..... have learnt one from the comment section..

[@FatumahMwima]

Gwe otuse okutufako walai

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 nga bbo tebaffa.....🤣🤣

[@margareta9081]

😂

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Haha

[@flashforty1308]

changing from Somalis Adal Sultanate to Italians? lmao OKEY!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

I really have no idea....I was trying out the food... thanks for the information..

[@mustaphaahmed5451]

NEVER EAT RAW MEAT GUYS! WE ARE NOT ANIMALS!!

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

Thanks for watching...

[@Jenniferkoe-m2l]

😂😂😂😂

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣 but why..

[@Jenniferkoe-m2l]

Because in Uganda we cook before we eat

[@EatingTheAfricanWay]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's true....