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Little Ethiopia Food Tour: A Guided Walking Tour

U Street NW, Meet outside U Street/Cardozo Metro Station, 13th Street Exit (1240 U St., NW Washington, DC 20009)
Ethiopian-110909
Full Price:
$54.00
Our Price:
$33.00*
4.5 by 23 members
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This all-inclusive, three-hour culinary adventure from DC Metro Food Tours features an opportunity to experience the diversity of Ethiopian cuisine. Washington D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood is known for its collection of Ethiopian eateries, and this guided walking tour allows participants to sample several of them while learning about the intricate flavors, textures, and colors of Ethiopian cuisine and history.

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The last date listed for Little Ethiopia Food Tour was Saturday December 17, 2011 / 10:30am.

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U Street NW
Meet outside U Street/Cardozo Metro Station, 13th Street Exit,
1240 U St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
Website
202-637-7000
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Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

Excellent tour. We had a small group of people and really enjoyed each of the four restaurants. Very worthwhile ... we will take this tour again.

Written on Nov 21 2011
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

Great guide; only five of us on the tour, so we all got to know each other in a nice way and ask any questions we wanted. I loved getting background on the neighborhood and ingredients as well as discovering places I never would have thought to enter on my own. And the food was fantastic! Portions were extremely generous -- definitely don't plan on eating anything else on tour day.

Written on May 30 2011
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Christine
4.0

Great experience, the tour brings you to 4 different restaurants that are a bit off the beaten path and each have their own unique culture, all food tasted great, learned about the spices a bit about the U Street area and some historical knowleget about Ethiopia as well as the DC ethiopian population. I did find the last stop a bit unconvential for desert, but still very good.

Written on Jan 10 2011
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Jeanne Narum
3.0

I enjoyed the tour on one level..the opportunity to explore new places to eat. As a cultural experience, I would have appreciated deeper comments on the history and culture of Ethiopian foods...which I found easily on the web site, post-tour. Perhaps copying such information and handing it out to tour members would be of value. Group was good, food was good, but not really what I expected as a learning opportunity.

Written on Jan 10 2011
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Website

http://www.dcmetrofoodtours.com/ethiopia.htm

Description

The Little Ethiopia Food Tour is the first of DC Metro Food Tours' series of in depth cultural tours.

They will take you through historic U Street to 9th street as we visit the heart of the world's largest Ethiopian enclave outside of Ethiopia. Over 200,000 strong, the Washington DC area boasts over 45 Ethiopian restaurants, more than any Ethiopian community in the United States.

You will sample foods from a variety of restaurants, some carryout, some sit-down, but all important to the Ethiopian community at large. Your gastronomic experience will chronicle the intricate flavors, textures, and colors in Ethiopian cuisine, while recounting the history of the Ethiopian people. The tour will highlight Ethiopian cuisine by stopping at a variety of restaurants, each boasting a different specialty dish.

The Food Tour may include the following specialties:

  • Traditional Ethiopian breakfast
  • Deep fried appetizers
  • Vegetarian and meat dishes
  • Hand made sauces and cottage cheese
  • The Ethiopian national dish, Doro Wot
  • Several homemade Ethiopian breads (injera)
  • Italian influenced desserts
  • Coffee ceremony

About the Ticket Supplier: DC Metro Food Tours

DC Metro Food Tours was brought about by a lifelong love for food, and a desire to help promote locally owned and operated restaurants. As they began to explore the many diverse neighborhoods within the DC Metro area, they found a variety of delicious foods served at unique, often family run establishments.