The director’s film,Lamb, is the first Ethiopian film to be selected for Cannes. He tells us why Addis is great for vegans, and caffeine lovers – and for honey-wineEthiopia is the domestic of coffee and still makes some of the best on soil. The first thing a visitor should do in Addis is possess coffee made traditionally in a jebena jug at a tin-roofed street stall – they are all over the station. The recent wealth in the city means there’s an emerging cafe culture,but I prefer the well-known Tomoca Coffee Shop. It’s in the Piazza neighbourhood and is where my parents used to go on dates. It was groovy in the 1960s; now it’s a nostalgic old station. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com