Why Ethiopians eat Raw Meat?

8 months ago

This popular dish among the Ethiopians is called "Tere siga".The meat mostly comes from the cow and served with a powdered hot spice blend called mitmita,a hot dipping sauce called "awaze", and senafich (mustard sauce).

A famous theory behind Ethiopians taste for raw meat comes from the Abyssinian-Adal war in 1600.It is believed that Ethiopians began to eat this food during the battle.It was a war between Ethiopians and Somalians.It is believed that every time the Ehtiopian army prepared meat, the enemy easily fish them out and kill them in their sleep.They later came to the realization that the attackers were using the fire that they mostly build to roast or cook the meat to locate them. To avoid being attacked in such a manner again, they chose to consume their meats raw rather than roasting or cooking them.

This was later incorporated into Ethiopian culture and developed into a popular delicacy in honor of the occasion.