A great buffet lunch is offered Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm.
The sauce 'wot' is the traditional dish, made of chicken or meat or peas and lentils with a spicy red pepper sauce. It is eaten with the national flat pancake bread called "Injera" which is made from t'eff flour. The meal is normally served on a mosob - a large plate on a colorful woven basket table - with a variety of 'wots' arranged around the "Injera." Any of the Eritrean & Ethiopian 'wots' may be prepared as keyi 'wot', which has a Berbere paste in it or as Alit'cha which does not. Eating with your family or group of friends at Asmara restaurant you'll experience the excitement of eating delicious food the Eritrean and Ethiopian way! >>more
PRESS & REVIEWS
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Ethiopian 101
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Located in Cambridge's Central Square, Asmara is a good bet for diners seeking an introduction to Ethiopian cuisine. Communal tables lend a casual air to the hands-on dining experience in which injera , a spongy Ethiopian flatbread, replaces traditional American utensils. Entrees include an interesting assortment of marinated beef, chicken, lamb and vegetable dishes. A children's menu tones down the exotic flavors..." >>more
Boston.com
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One of the area's few Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurants, where the cornerstone of the cuisine is injera, a huge pancake-like flatbread traditionally made from teff (a high-protein grain). You eat with your hands, tearing off pieces of injera to scoop up stew-like entrees, such as shoro, a spiced chickpea mix, or lamb in berbere (pepper) sauce..." >>more
