Is that your house, Matt? You MUST be an anthropologist... either that or you're from Addis. Or just a food snob like me. (WANT DORO WAT!)
Yeah, that's in my house. It was fun going through customs in Atlanta with that. It was all wrapped up in butcher paper with Ethiopian Antiquities Dept stamps all over it (all items must be inspected and then stamped to prevent the theft of antiquities from the country). The customs officer took it from me and disappeared with it...I assume he went to x-ray it or have dogs sniff it or both. It's the only time I have ever been "hassled" by customs. I came back from Belize with a backpack full of liquor bottles, exceeding my 2 litre allowance by at least 3 litres and I was 19...customs never batted an eye at my obviously heavy and overstuffed backpack though.
ha ha ha thats good. i'd have to go with chinese and all asian cuisine myself. they use some of the best spices. i also really like indian food.
what about those wierd south american people who chew up plants and stuff then spit it into a pot of boiling water to make soup for the whole village? doesnt that sound appetizing to you? .... yes, ill have the mucus soup please. extra phlegm.