Chapter 13 Indispensable

The plateau of Ethiopia occupies 2/3 of the country's area, with an average altitude of nearly 3,000 meters, and is known as the "roof of Africa".

At the same time, it is also a member of the African Union, one of the least developed countries in the world, with an economy dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, and a weak industrial base. The headquarters of the AU is located in its capital.

That's why Guo Dalong showed great reluctance.

Even when the plane arrived in Addis Ababa, Guo Dalong was still chattering.

"I don't understand, there are so many countries in the world, you have to choose such a place where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't to record the show."

"What's good here?"

Guo Dalong is still wearing extremely coquettish sunglasses and colorful pants.

"If I hadn't heard that this is a famous beauty country in Africa, I wouldn't have come."

Gou Xuefang couldn't stand him anymore, "It's like someone begging you to come......"

Chen Er ignored Guo Dalong's complaints.

He just turned on the stream and chatted with the fans, by the way, about the country they had just set foot in.

The camera follows Chen'er's footsteps and moves forward, and fans can see a completely unfamiliar world through the camera.

The sky here is blue, the wind is a bit strong, and the sun is blazing and strong.

Everywhere there was a crowd of dark-skinned people, all dressed in very bright colors, looking full of energy and enthusiasm.

Sunny day: "I found that black people look good in colorful clothes!" ”

Chen Er smiled and said to everyone, "In Ethiopia, people like bright colors, and black is very taboo. Ethiopians wear pale yellow clothing when mourning the dead, but they should never wear yellow clothing when they go out. ”

Fans have said they have barely heard of the country.

I don't know what kind of customs this country has.

Follow Chen Er to take a look today, which can be regarded as a long insight.

Chen Er said that the reason why he chose to come to this country to do the show is also because this country is not widely known. People know less about him.

Even on the African tourist route, Ethiopia is a relatively unpopular country.

If you want to travel to Ethiopia in the future, one of the most unmissable attractions is the Great Rift Valley.

The Great Rift Valley stretches from the Jordan Valley of the Dead Sea in West Asia in the north, the Gulf of Aqaba in the south through the Red Sea, and runs through the central Ethiopian plateau from northeast to southwest.

The Great Rift Valley spans almost all countries in East Africa, with the longest being in Ethiopia. In fact, the Great Rift Valley is not limited to East Africa, it is actually a huge fault zone across the Middle East and East Africa, so people call it the biggest scar on the earth.

It's a peculiar geographical spectacle, and it's very rare. If you come, you definitely want to check it out.

Chen Er shrugged his shoulders when he said this, "However, the anchor is not here for tourism, so naturally I won't go to the Great Rift Valley to broadcast live." ”

"Today, I'm here mainly to find food!"

"Learn about the local culture through food."

Eat a pound: "emm...... That's a fair and honest reason. ”

The staple food of Ethiopia is called Injera, which is a special food made by fermenting teff flour. Every Ethiopian loves to eat this food.

At the same time, Injera is also the most common food eaten by Ethiopians, and they will eat three meals a day for several days.

The main ingredient used to make Injera is moss, also known as Ethiopian teff, which is a grassy grain endemic to Ethiopia.

This crop is adapted only to the highland climate of Ethiopia and has very low yields.

Ethiopia is also the only country in the world that eats moss, and in the rest of the world moss bran is just an ordinary grass.

Moss bran resembles wheat in appearance, but it is much smaller in size than sesame seeds.

Therefore, Chen Er can imagine how much moss bran it takes to polish a pound of flour.

They drove to the local guide's house, where they got some stored moss flour.

It's time to start making Injera.

Injera is not cumbersome to make, and it can even be said to be very simple.

Chen Er rolled up the sleeves of his two arms, then mixed the tell bran powder into water, mixed it into noodles, and then spread it out in a basket, and after fermentation, it was steamed directly into cakes.

The steamed Injera is like a thin pancake with many small holes on the surface, and the color is grayish-brown, a bit like an old rag.

Chen Er grabbed a piece of steamed Injla and touched it in his hand, "Well, this cake not only looks like an old rag, but it also feels more like an old rag." ”

Chen Er rolled the Injera in his hand into a roll and brought it to the camera for everyone to see.

Fans have said that it does look like a rag.

"So how are you going to eat this bread? It doesn't look delicious......"

"This pie is a bit like the five-year-old rag in my hometown......"

"A rag upstairs is enough to hold for five years."

"Don't brag about B, a rag lasts five years? I'm afraid it would be ten times uglier than this pie. ”

Chen Er cut the rolled Injra in half.

"Ethiopians eat Injla in many ways."

"You can eat it straight, roll it up with some local specialties, or dip it in sauce."

"Ethiopians have a special sauce for eating Injera."

The Ethiopians eat Injla with a dish called "OT", which is actually a sauce with eggs, chicken nuggets, beef and mutton, and various vegetables.

The Ethiopians eat Injera without any utensils, they tear open the Injera pancake by hand, dip it in various sauces, and wrap the meat and vegetables in the pancake and eat it.

Chen Er put the steamed Injera on a plate and began to prepare the sauce for Injera.

This sauce is also not complicated to make.

Preheat the iron pot, then put the diced beef and vegetables into the pot together, add chili powder and stir-fry, add water or boiled meat broth after stir-frying, and simmer into a sauce.

This sauce, like Injera, is not expensive.

Because of Ethiopia's unique geographical conditions, meat here is not expensive, and the most expensive foods are sugar and vegetables.

Therefore, OT sauce generally only adds meat and rarely vegetables, and OT sauce with vegetables is more expensive.

As for Injera, it is equivalent to Chinese rice in Ethiopia.

When you eat in a restaurant, you can add it for free, and in many restaurants, Injera is a free food given by the owner, and you don't need to pay at all.

Ethiopians love Injla to the point of indispensability.

It's like the rice of the Chinese and the bread of the Europeans.