In recent years, I have done a lot of reading and research on all these sacred 'ancient grains' that have exceptional nutritional benefit, one of those being teff - the grain used to make injera! So, for this reason, I decided to try it once again, and I fell in love with it!
Toronto has a great variety of Ethiopian restaurants. Some fancy, nice and more expensive, and some are tiny iddy biddy holes, but extremely cheap. So far, all that I have tried have been very tasty!
Tonight, I went to a pretty dingy Ethiopian restaurant, in a somewhat dingy part of town. But, it was some fantastic food!! The injera was super tangy, and very soft, just the way I like it. The standard cabbage curry, spinach curry, and red lentil curry were presented. The red lentil curry was FABULOUS. Hot, spicy, creamy, and a great combo of spices bursting with every bite. My two cousins and I cleaned up the whole dish in less than ten minutes.
I was not super crazy about the standard green salad that was in the middle. It had a dressing on it, but I couldn't taste it much. The green salad at Nazareth, which is just a few blocks west of Assah, is much better.
I also was not a fan of their spiced tea. I can't put my finger on why, but it just didn't have the same punch as other Ethiopian spiced teas that I have tasted. We were given a Tetley orange pekoe teabag to put in the spiced tea which I thought was a little odd.
But overall, look how well we cleaned up our plate!
This is not a vegetarian restaurant. The food is extremely affordable. Two people can fill their tummies for $10 plus tax and tip! It does not get better than that!
Assah Restaurant
814 Bloor St West
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