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| ethiopian cuisine | |
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A sweeter, less-alcoholic version called ''berz'', aged for a shorter time, is also made. The traditional vessel for drinking tej is a rounded vase-shaped container called a ''berele'', which looks like a Florence Flask . ''Tej'' has a deceptively sweet taste that masks its high Alcohol content, which varies greatly according to the length of Fermentation . It is usually homemade but is available from bars across Ethiopia and usually drunk in ''tejbeits'' (''tej'' Pubs ). The best ''tej'' is, by common agreement, made in Lalibela , whose Bees are reputed to make the sweetest Honey . Some accounts of Tej depict it as more of a honey beer than a true mead, with raw honey being added as a sweetener to a fermented, gesho flavored grain beverage, thus raising the question of large regional or ethnic differences in Ethiopia's Tej tradition. An excellent article to this effect may be found at {Link without Title} Gotmead.com. Tej is also an India n name meaning "radiant" in the Sanskrit Language . |
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