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Fragrant and colorful, Ethiopian Diamond offers an extensive menu of meat and vegetarian stew dishes, all served on a platter of injera, a pancake-like bread, with a tomato salad at the center. Eating is a communal activity, with diners tearing off pieces of injera and dipping them in the stews. Entrees range from gomen watt, collard greens simmered in a garlic and ginger sauce, to kitfo, seasoned steak tartar that is very popular in Ethiopia. Appetizers include sambusas, dough shells stuffed with vegetables or meat that are similar to Indian samosas. Owner Sisay Abebe commissioned the series of five paintings tracing the history of Ethiopia over the last 3,000 years. Each painting presents a scene from a different part of the country, ending with an urban scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's present-day capital.

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