Ethiopian Ambrosia

Dan from Madison lost his mind and decided to try a recipe from Eat What You Want and Die Like a Man – The World’s Unhealthiest Cookbook. And it wasn’t something everyone seems to like, such as brownies or blueberry cheesecake. He chose doro wat, which is Ethiopian chicken stew.

Ethiopians cook very spicy food, and they dump it on giant sour pancakes and use them to pick it up and eat it. You really have to try it. I corrupted it by putting sour cream on the side, but you can be more orthodox. Dan ate his doro wat with rice, and nobody arrested him.

Dan took it easy on the peppers, and he couldn’t get fenugreek. I think buyin fenugreek over the web is worth the aggravation. It has a unique flavor. But as Dan will tell you, doro wat is fine with or without it. It looks like he did an excellent job.

Here’s the first part of his two-part doro wat photoessay.