The Hook
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By Christina Ball
''... A Taste of Ethiopia on Wertland ... If you turn the corner onto Wertland from 14th, you'll discover something quite newsworthy indeed: Mesob , Charlottesville's only Ethiopian restaurant . Considering that the largest Ethiopian community in America is located in nearby Washington, D.C., it was only a matter of time before the culinary riches of this east African country trickled down to Charlottesville.
Mesob's owner and cook, Asegu Bejiga came to Virginia from Addis Abeba 15 years ago and has many restaurant-owning relatives in D.C. If you're tired of chicken fingers and pizza, Ethiopian is one of the best ways to expose your kids to something besides standard American fare, since the delicious beef, chicken, lamb, and vegetarian dishes are eaten not with forks, but with pieces of thin, crepe-like injera bread (made from teff, a 2,000 year old cereal) that you rip off with your fingers and use to scoop up the food. If you're new to Ethiopian cuisine, Mesob's six-dish combo platters are the way to go. (For more on Ethiopian cuisine and restaurants, visit ethiopianrestaurant.com)..." more >>
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