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dinner @ Langano Skies

I’m lucky to be with a group of friends who are adventurous with food. Before concluding that a food group/type of cuisine/kind of food is “bad”, the least you can do is to give it a try (unless there are allergies/hypersensitivities involved).

For me & about half the table of Rebecca’s bday guests last night, Langano Skies was a new experience for us.

Located on what I call the sketchy side of Whyte Ave, Langano Skies is an Ethiopian restaurant. The entrance is very unassuming & unless you look hard, the restaurant sign is not very noticeable.

The interior looked very festive~

For a Saturday evening, the stream of diners coming in was consistent. Pretty much during our stay of 3 hrs, about 1/3 to 1/4 of the restaurant was occupied.

We took a look at the menu- it was the same as the one they have on their website. For 14 of us, where it was a 50:50 split between who has been/never been here, our server recommended we get their shared family-style platter x2. It’s kind of like their “best of”s & it’s a good variety to try out; AND it also makes their life easier for such a big group.

Our 2x platters. They were customizable to an extent. Our server gave us the option of 2 combo’s of 7 dishes: 4 meats + 3 veggies or 4 veggies + 3 meats. We went for the 4 meat option.

For meats, we had beef, lamb & 2 chickens. For veggies, we had a salad (chopped up onion & greens), a lentil-based curry, & a cabbage-based one that also contained potatoes & carrots. In the center, it’s pureed spinach that’s served with Ethiopian cottage cheese (it was similar to palak paneer). We were informed that some dishes were spicy & others were not; however, the spicy ones were quite spicy, so when we went to the non-spicy ones.. . it all tasted very similar, anyway.

If you notice in the platter photo, all the dishes were plated on a flat bread. The flat bread is called injeera, & it’s a thin sourdough bread. As opposed to utensils, traditional Ethiopian cuisine is eaten using injeera has a “scoop”. These rolled up injeeras were served on the side, & I believe they are unlimited (but don’t quote me!). It’s soft to begin with & when soaked with sauce, it gets even more soft, so the task of using it as utensils was difficult. Definitely an experience, though.

In terms of the flavours of food, I briefly mentioned that they all kind of tasted the same. .. I don’t know if I have even tried all of it. I really liked the beef one & the cabbage curry.

Note: they do have brown rice as a substitute for the injeera. I personally would prefer the rice. It’s less messy & even though I’m a sourdough fan, I found the injeera to be too sour at times.

Ethiopian coffee~ This was something I had wanted to try for a looooong time. I’m such a coffee junkie lol.

As you know, Ethiopia is a major coffee bean contributor to all parts of the world. Coffee makes up a large portion of revenue for the motherland, & ppl are very serious about it. They even have coffee ceremonies several times throughout the day where ppl of all ages would gather around & roast/brew/drink coffee together.

Anyway, traditionally-speaking, Ethiopians hand-grind green coffee beans (or whatever beans they have available or want to drink) in a set-up similar to a mortar + pestle. The freshly ground beans then get put into a pottery brewer, like the one above, & it goes on top of an open flame - that’s how the coffee is brewed. & then after it’s done, the coffee is allowed to settle for a brief period, then it gets slowly poured out into drinking utensils (ie: cups).

The reason why I wanted to try it was bcos I was interested in the texture aspect of Ethiopian coffee. Nowhere in the process is the coffee ever filtered. It’s a very direct & simplistic method. I thought, “wouldn’t there be particles or coffee grounds in every cup?!”

The texture I experienced from Langano Skies was actually very close to what I had expected. It has a very smoky & bold flavour (partial bean & partial brewing vessel. .. I don’t know which one plays a greater role), & you can sense very fine particles in the coffee. It’s not rough, distracting, or weird.. . but there’s just something IN it, & I’m not familiar with this coffee texture!

I highly recommend you try this here! It’s not your typical coffee that you can get at every coffeeshop.

PS: Ethiopians enjoy coffee either black or with a little bit of sweetener (sugar or honey), but never with milk/cream! (Although creams were on the side here)

Altogether, I think Langano Skies as a good experience for me. I do sincerely like the food for what it was but not a big fan of the injeera. The stir-fries & curries would’ve been great with rice, in my opinion. Nonetheless, excellent service & pleasant meal.

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Old pic found on my phone, taken in Washington D.C. Still need to find another Eritrean to top this experience.

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