“A wonderful time of year to study food,” people often say. Our library has a new series of “A Taste Of Culture,” highlighting foods, and related cultures around the world. We love them all and chose “Foods of Ethiopia” to write of today.
Love Coffee? Oh, yes and it is the favorite drink of Ethopians. They like to share drinking coffee with friends and have a certain ceremony to serve it three times a day when possible.( Pages 34 & 35). This culture also prefers salty, spicy, crunchy foods and seldom eat sugary treats. A recipe for “Spiced Popcorn” is included which brings out cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin and garlic powder.
Contained in these volumes are a wealth of interesting anecdotes plus metric conversions, bibliography, glossary. You’ve likely heard “When in Rome, do as the Romans” so in this country, it is best to be polite and eat only with your washed right hand.
When you can, check out this new series, many of which were donated by companies and individuals in the area to the Children’s Library this past Christmas season.
The Cary Public Library is open Monday-Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call 532-1302.
Editor’s note: This article is a synopsis written by staff members and volunteers of the Cary Public Library highlighting some of the suggested reading books, as determined by their staff.
