Food & Flavors
This traditional flatbread, made from teff flour, is a staple in both Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
What is Injera?
This is the capital of Ethiopia.
What is Addis Abba?
What is one of the biggest religious holidays celebrated by Habesha. We fast for 55 days and is also known as Fasika.
What is Easter?
This language is the offical language of Ethiopia.
What is Amharic?
This country tried to colonize Ethiopia but failed after the battle of Adwa.
What is Italy?
This is Ethiopia’s largest export crop and is believed to have originated in the country’s highlands.
What is coffee?
This is the capital of Eritrea.
What is Asmara?
This traditional dance style from the Tigray region features very intricate shoulder work and is common in Ethiopian cultural gatherings.
What is Eskista?
This language is widely spoken in Eritrea and Ethiopia, especially by the majority Tigrinya speaking population.
What is Tigrinya?
This country gained formal independence in 1993 after a long armed struggle against Ethiopia.
This Ethiopian/Eritrean dish has raw meat that is chopped, spiced, and sometimes mixed with clarified butter.
What is kitfo?
This river passes through Ethiopia and Sudan, traveling over 900 miles.
What is the Blue Nile river?
Known in parts of Ethiopia (Tigray) and Eritrea, this festival features young women singing door to door and wearing bundles of green grass on their backs.
What is Ashenda?
This is how you would say hello in Ethiopia and/or Eritrea?
What is Selam?
This ancient Abyssinian empire, centered in what is now northern Ethiopia, adopted Christianity in the 4th century.
What is the Aksumite Empire?
This item is used to brew homemade Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee. It is like a round-bottomed clay pot with a long neck and handle.
What is a jebena?
This plateau region in Eritrea rises to over 3,000 meters above sea level and is one of the country's highest points.
What is Mount Soira?
This religious holiday is the celebration of Epiphany, commemorating the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
What is Timket?
This is what the ancient script (alphabet) use for Ethiopian and Eritrean language.
What is Ge'ez?
The independence of Eritrea was officially declared on this date in 1993 after a UN-supervised referendum.
What is May 24, 1993?
This drink is honey wine that is traditionally served in Ethiopia and Eritrea. People can make it at home, drink it at parties, and more.
What is Tej/Sawa?
This is the largest and one of the most important churches in Axum, Ethiopia..
What is Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion (Axum Tsion Church)?
This holiday commemorates the finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena.
What is Meskel?
This historical figure was the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930-1974 and remains a prominent symbol in Ethiopian and global culture.
Who is Haile Selassie I?
A prominent figure in the Hebrew Bible, celebrated for her legendary visit to King Solomon where she sought wisdom and tested his intellect.
Who is the Queen of Sheba?