Ethiopia
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Tej
The honey wine of emperors: tej — Ethiopia's honey wine brewed with gesho (hops' local cousin, Rhamnus prinoides), served in the tej bet (honey wine houses) in the vase-shaped berele flasks — the drink of celebrations si…
Tella and Areki
The everyday brew: tella — Ethiopia's home-brewed beer of barley (or teff, wheat, maize) with gesho, darkened with roasted grain bread (kita), served in homes and tella bets at markets — with its distilled sibling areki…
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