Ethiopia vegan holidays

Join our vegan trips to enjoying plant-based meals all famed for their delicacy and uniqueness

Between the ambiance the feel and tradition, eating Ethiopian food after a long fasting day is very rewarding and colorful. If you haven’t had the Ethiopian vegan cuisine before, I hope you get inspired to experiment. With the deep fasting experience and the mouth-watering cuisine, life can’t get any better!

Visitors never cease to wonder at seeing things in Ethiopia that are unusual. Among the varied food and dishes served are many notable for their uniqueness and delicacy, tempting anyone whether hungry or not. In Ethiopia, veganism is a natural thing not only for its health benefits but also a spiritual experience tied to the Ethiopian Orthodox and Catholic Churches.

For the visitor a real and exotic experience will be to take part in this traditional coffee ceremony accompanied by freshly cut grass scattered on the ground, burning incense and coffee beans roasting in a pan. As the smoke rises you’ll be offered the delicious aroma, to draw toward you and inhale. Between the ambiance the feel and tradition, eating Ethiopian food is very rewarding and colorful.

But here, in Ethiopia veganism is a deeply religious experience tied to the Ethiopian Orthodox and Catholic Churches. The rest of the world calls it veganism; we call it “Tsom”. It’s a period of reflection, where you would distance yourself from things you have become accustomed to. It’s a great time to test your character and will, to also share in the suffering Jesus went through. like lent, but rather than being practiced only during Easter, it’s practiced throughout the year, it’s like surrendering the flesh to the soul, making the will of the flesh so weak that the strength of the soul rises. Another way to look at it is that the flesh would be too weak to sin.

So much to enjoy. One is Misir Wott (red lentils stew), is a delicious and wonderfully tinted mixture of split red lentils slow cooked with spicy berbere powder, onions garlic and oil (vegetable or olive). Also you will be tempted to try Shiro wot (ground chickpea powder-based stew), is a mouth-watering dish slow cooked with Ethiopia’s spicy berbere powder. or the delicious fosolia (string beans), another delightfully healthy and flavored dish cooked with string beans often sautéed with oil, carrots and onions.

But of all, Ye’Ts’Om Beyaynetu (the vegan platter), a combination platter with a delicious mix of mostly lentils, vegetable stews and collard greens. The mixed Ethiopian vegan plate offers a little bit of everything with incredibly tasty variety. The flavors and ingredients are unbelievably delicious together.

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