The coffee ceremony is a common ritual. The server starts a fire and roasts
green coffee beans while burning frankincense. Once roasted, the coffee
beans are ground with a mortar and pestle, and the powder is placed in a
traditional black pot called a jebena . Water is then added. The jebena is
removed from the fire, and coffee is served after brewing for the proper length
of time. Often, kolo (cooked whole-grain barley) is served with the coffee.
Meat, specifically beef, chicken, and lamb, is eaten with injera on special
occasions. Beef is sometimes eaten raw or slightly cooked in a dish
called kitfo. Traditionally, this was a staple of the diet, but in the modern era,
many of the elite have shunned it in favor of cooked beef.
During Christian fasting periods, no animal products can be eaten and no food
or drink can be consumed from midnight until 3 P.M. This is the standard way of
fasting during the week, and on Saturday and Sunday no animal products may
be consumed, although there is no time restriction on the fast
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