Why Injera Is Plate, Utensil, and Bread All at Once
At an Ethiopian table, there are usually no forks and often no individual plates. Instead, a large round of injera is spread across a shared platter, stews and vegetables are spooned on top, and more injera is rolled up on the side. Injera is the plate, the utensil, and the bread, all in one. It starts with teffTraditional injera is made from teff, a tiny grain native to the Ethiopian highlands that has been cultivated there for thousands of years. Teff seeds are among the smallest of any...
