To celebrate Aaron’s 35th birthday last month, we drove up to Ann Arbor for dinner. There are (at least) two kinds of cuisine there that we can’t get in Toledo: Vietnamese and Ethiopian. Aaron chose Vietnamese.
As an aside: As we were driving from the highway to campus, a carload of college guys pulled up behind us and saw the Trek fish on our car (it’s like a Jesus or Darwin fish, but it says Trek… and has nacelles like the Enterprise). These guys loved it so much, they took cameraphone pictures of it, and were embarrassed/geeked when Aaron flashed them the Vulcan salute.
I love Vietnamese cuisine. How would you describe Ethiopian?
I’d say it’s similar to Indian, but with different spices. Still with some heat, but more cinnamon-y flavors along with the spicy. The spongy bread that it’s served with (and which is used as a utensil, basically) can take a little getting used to, but I like it myself.
Ethiopian in Chicago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianaschnuth/3904513653/
Ethiopian in Ann Arbor:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianaschnuth/4038263711/