The Pantry

Let me invite you into my world — the history of Ethiopian coffee, the ritual of abol, tona, and bereka, and why in Ethiopia coffee is not a drink but a culture.

Roasted whole coffee beans folded through spiced butter — buna qala is the ancient Ethiopian tradition of eating coffee, not just drinking it.

Ethiopia's drink cabinet goes far past coffee — warming atmit, nourishing besso, fermented borde, and the ancient comfort of flaxseed telba.