“Don’t call it bread; don’t call it crȇpes: Injera is injera,” says Serkaddis Alemu of the ancient Ethiopian staple. For more than a decade, Alemu has served her spicy, savory Ethiopian lunch to Santa ...

Diners press toward the banquet table at downtown Sacramento’s Queen Sheba Ethiopian restaurant, breathing in a scent of home. The sharp, piquant smell of garlic, onions and ginger pierces the air, ...

The ancient grain is eaten with every meal in Ethiopia, but unlike quinoa or farro, the nutrient-dense food is largely unknown to the rest of the world. Teff, an ancient grain from the Horn of Africa, ...

Bakers are good at keeping secrets. And Yodit Seyoum is no exception. “Only me and my husband make the dough,” she told me over the phone when I asked her if I could tag along on a batch of what some ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — With a swift flick of the wrist, Gennet Wondimu, owner of Ye Geny Injera & Mini Market in Inglewood, California, slipped a woven mat, called a sefed, under a freshly prepared ...

Quick look: Ethiopian food can seem intimidating, especially with long names like ye’tshom kwalima kwas, or white-bean sausage dumplings, and ye’denich be’kaysir atakilt, or tender potatoes with ...

Take the mingled aroma of molasses and yeast. Add the nutty essence of an exotic grain. Mix well. This heady fragrance wafts in the bread aisle of Addisu Gebeya, an Ethiopian market in Adams Morgan.

This is the first in an occasional series on farmers working to preserve their cultural foodways by growing heritage crops in the Bay Area. Whoever we are, wherever we're from, we're all exiles, if ...

Teff Waffles offer a gluten-free way to start the day. (Nathan Hostler, Special to The Oregonian/OregonLive) By LAURA B. RUSSELL When I first started eating gluten free, I found myself constantly ...

Start your day with a bowl of teff porridge for a nutritious meal with apples, dates, and pecans from food blogger Aube Giroux of the Kitchen Vignettes blog. There's something about starting the day ...