Cooking Class: Vegan Ethiopian Classics
Dive into the flavors of Ethiopian cuisine in this immersive cooking class. Under the guidance of Chef Mike, you'll learn the art of making vegan Ethiopian dishes.
To begin the class, you'll make a traditional injera from scratch, a flatbread made with teff flour, salt and water. Then, make spiced red lentils with ginger, garlic and onion and sautéed collard greens flavored with green chiles, garlic and ginger. Mix garlic, onion, ginger and other spices in coconut oil to make niter kibbeh. Combine paprika, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric and ginger to make a berbere spice blend. Prepare mushrooms with onion, red pepper and tomato to make ingudai tibs. Explore how delicious vegan food can be with Ethiopian flavors.
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Injera - Teff Flatbread
With teff flour, salt and water
Misir wat - Spiced Red Lentils
With red lentils, onion, garlic, ginger and spices
Gomen - Sautéed Greens
With collard greens, onion, green chilies, garlic and ginger
Niter Kibbeh - Spiced oil
With coconut oil, garlic, onion, ginger and spices
Berbere Spice Blend
With paprika, coriander, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric
Ingudai Tibs - Sautéed Mushrooms
With mushrooms, onion, red pepper and tomatoes
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 6
- Event Duration 2 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsVegetarian, Vegan, Beginner, Fun, African, Group
- This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.
Reviews Guests Left For This Experience
Nicola
06 Oct 2024
Great experience! Learned a lot from Chef Mike. We would recommend to anyone looking for a unique date night. Thank you Chef Mike.
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Marc
03 Dec 2024
What a fun experience. Chef Mike was welcoming and thoughtful. He gave simple, easy to understand instructions. He was patient and helpful with us and everything was delicious. I would highly recommend.
Julianna
15 Feb 2024
He was so friendly and informative! I had so much fun in the class
Event location: Toronto
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef
Chef Mike has experience concocting a wide range of ethnic cuisines, including Thai, Indian and Ethiopian options. For the past five years, he has led a variety of cooking workshops, but his specialty lies in crafting ethnic plant-based dishes. Chef Mike has worked in corporate test kitchens for Walmart and Campbells, and he even worked as an on-call assistant to the chef of the Canadian Prime Minister. He is eager to impart his worldly knowledge unto aspiring chefs.
