If you’ve never tried vegan Ethiopian Cuisine, you might want to give it a try! Not far from The Vegetarian Resource Group office, there are several Ethiopian restaurants offering vegan options.

Dukem in Baltimore City has several veggie sampler options on their menu offering items such as spicy red lentils, yellow split peas, collard greens, potato/carrot/cabbage stew, tomato salad, and more. This is served with injera, Ethiopian bread.

Tigi’s Ethiopian Restaurant in Ellicott City, Maryland, offers a special vegan menu, as well as a small listing of vegan combo platters. Options include sambusas, fava beans cooked with onions and garlic simmered in a berbere sauce, simmered brown lentils in mild sauce, crumbled tofu with sautéed onions and tomatoes, purée of roasted flax seed cooked in spicy sauce, and more served with injera.

Look for an Ethiopian restaurant in your area and see if they have vegan options. If you can’t find an Ethiopian restaurant nearby, you can prepare some of these dishes at home. Teff Love is a vegan Ethiopian cookbook. See: https://www.vrg.org/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=102&zenid=680a0c94f1e69df73abb8120523348ad