The Warka Tree

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🇪🇹 Traditional Ethiopian cuisine is very distinctive and a large part of the national identity. Food runs deep through Ethiopia‘s ancient culture. Eaten with your hands it creates a strong communal element that creates a bond unlike anywhere else in the world. With a large menu, there is something to suit everyone including a wide variety of vegan options. The menu includes a variety of mild to spicy lentil dishes, to the popular Doro Wat chicken & egg stew, to spicy sauteed beef Tibs or tasty lamb, to collard greens, beets or cabbage… Ethiopian cuisine is far from bland – one of the most common Ethiopian spice blends is called berbere which includes chili powder, fenugreek, ginger, garlic, cardamom and cinnamon. We're open daily from noon till 9pm for dining in, takeout and delivery. አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾

🙏🏽 Thanks for the mention ❤️💛💚 Stop on by 75 Willow Road to taste for yourself.

A look at Black Foodways in Southern Ontario | Ontario Culinary Did you now that 57% of Canada's Black population is not in Toronto, but spread across Ontario? While many think of Black culture (and specifically Black food) as being part of the urban experien

Come try out traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony served with popcorn. ☕️🍿 — 75 Willow Road in Guelph

Ethiopia is the home of coffee. Love and Coffee are best served hot 💋💋

👋🏾 Hello! Meet Sentayehu Tessema – owner of Warka Tree Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar at 75 Willow Road in Guelph. Warka Tree offers traditional Ethiopian food in a cozy and authentic environment. Ethiopian food is distinctive and delicious, and much like its cultural heritage, it stands out from the rest of Africa.

🇪🇹 Traditional Ethiopian cuisine is very distinctive and a large part of the national identity. Food runs deep through Ethiopia‘s ancient culture. Eaten with your hands it creates a strong communal element that creates a bond unlike anywhere else in the world.

👩🏾‍🍳 With a large menu, there is something to suit everyone including a wide variety of vegan options. The menu includes a variety of mild to spicy lentil dishes, to the popular Doro Wat chicken & egg stew, to spicy sauteed beef Tibs or tasty lamb, to collard greens, beets or cabbage… Ethiopian cuisine is far from bland – one of the most common Ethiopian spice blends is called berbere which includes chili powder, fenugreek, ginger, garlic, cardamom and cinnamon.

Come say hello ~ we're open daily from noon till 9pm for dining in, takeout and delivery at 75 Willow Road in Guelph. አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾

😋 QUANTA FIRFIR ቃንጣ ፍርፍር ...looks like a bit of a mess but it tastes delicious. It is pan-fried dried beef (similar to beef jerky) sautéed with tomatoes, onions, garlic, berbere and spices, cooked in water. At the end of the cooking process, injera (an Ethiopian sourdough flatbread) is torn up and mixed in to absorb the juices. It’s also served with injera with eat it with along with salad. We're open daily from noon till 9pm for dining in, takeout and delivery. አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾

👩🏾‍🍳 Sentayehu Tessema, owner of Warka Tree— was featured in BLACK FOODIE's Great Taste of Ontario road trip and are featured at the 1:24 min mark — https://youtu.be/xiFLP5ABt4A

Don't forget your veggies... 🥬 GOMEN WAT ጎመን ወጥ ...steamed collard greens delicately seasoned with onions, garlic, jalapeños and spices – a staple Ethiopian vegan dish. Served with injera and salad. We're open daily from noon till 9pm for dining in, takeout and delivery. አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾

🇪🇹 Traditional Ethiopian cuisine is very distinctive and a large part of the national identity. Food runs deep through Ethiopia‘s ancient culture. Eaten with your hands it creates a strong communal element that creates a bond unlike anywhere else in the world.

👩🏾‍🍳 With a large menu, there is something to suit everyone including a wide variety of vegan options. The menu includes a variety of mild to spicy lentil dishes, to the popular Doro Wat chicken & egg stew, to spicy sautéed beef Tibs or tasty lamb, to collard greens, beets or cabbage… Ethiopian cuisine is far from bland – one of the most common Ethiopian spice blends is called berbere which includes chili powder, fenugreek, ginger, garlic, cardamom and cinnamon. We're open daily from noon till 9pm for dining in, takeout and delivery. አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾

🍗🥩 Introducing Warka's MEAT PLATTER for two people. A meat combination of Doro wat (chicken stew with one drumstick & one egg), mild lamb stew (Ye’beg alicha wat), raw beef kifto dullet, tripe & liver dullet, traditional ayeb crumbled cheese, and collard greens. Served with injera and salad. We're open noon till 9pm for takeout and delivery. አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾

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10 Suprising Facts About Ethiopia🇪🇹

1. There are Thirteen months to the year based on their own calender, which means they are on 2013

2. Ethiopians also measure the hours of a day to a different schedule based on the logic that clock starts when the day does.

3. Ethiopia is the only African country never to have been brought under colonial control.

4. Ethiopia🇪🇹 is the birthplace of the Rastafarian movement

5. The first cup of coffee in Ethiopia🇪🇹 by a herder led to the taking off of the coffee industry.

6. Several archaeological findings in Ethiopia’s Afar region go quite some way in suggesting that the country may be where we all started out from.

7. In 1960, an Ethiopian by the name of Abebe Bikila became the first black African to win gold in the Olympics

8. Addis Ababa's name translates to ‘New Flower’ in Amharic.

9. Ethiopian cooking is some of the tastiest, healthiest and most diverse cuisine on the continent.

10. The biggest festival in Ethiopia🇪🇹, Timket, is a three-day annual festival that honours the baptism of Jesus Christ in the river Jordan.


Source: Intrepid

🌶 Pronounced as ‘ber-bə-ˈrā’ or ‘bear-ber-AY’. Berbere is a mixed spice blend used frequently in Ethiopian cooking. It’s a mix of Chili powder, fenugreek, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and cardamom among others. It’s a key ingredient in Ethiopian cooking. It’s hot, peppery and tangy. It’s used for many things such as marinating meat, spicing up lentils, sprinkled over fruit... አመሰግናለሁ 🙏🏾