Cuisine: Eritrean
Date: Oct 9, 2022
Spent: $13 per person (average)
Did you know that the Dahlak Archipelago is an island group located in the Red Sea and Eritrea is a northeast African country? It shares borders with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti.
We visited the restaurant without any expectation and left satisfied with our adventurous selves.
Meat Lovers Platter $25.95
Served with spicy and non-spicy tibs, served with injera, shareable with two.
We later learned that Injera is a sour fermented pancake-like flatbread with a slightly spongy texture, traditionally made of teff flour. The taste of the Injera was exactly as described. The platter had three other sides:
We were told that Eritreans typically eat with their hands, so that's what we did! 😁
We received complimentary coffee at the end of the meal accompanied by buttered popcorn (a tradition in Eritrea). She did a live serving of pouring the coffee and adding sugar at our table and then served it. Both the coffee and the popcorn was a great way to end our meal.
We are an immigrant couple new in Saskatoon. Saskatoon Newbies is our journal about the city.
Follow us on Instagram