I prefer tirre Kitfo than tirre siga. Well, any how it just make me home sick.
Abba giragn motte ye libe wodaji,
Yemiyabelagne choma yemiyatetagne teji;
"Taken from the first Ethiopian technicolor movie GUMMA"
We don't want to be unique or any different from the rest of the world. All the world cooks its raw meat before consuming it. One might argue there are pros and cons of eating raw and cooked meat, but the fact is the rest of the world is consuming all raw meats cooked after the discovery of the fire. The world might see us people living in the long past.
I suggest we should educate/inform our people the health and cultural implication of eating the raw beef. It will take a long time but people will eventually stop eating raw beef. The Japanese, a highly sophisticated community on the other hand consume raw fish on daily basis, but one may argue eating raw fish may have less risk of contracting a disease than eating raw beef. Japanese claim eating raw fish is particularly good for the development of the brain, and we are not sure if consumption of raw beef have a similar advantage.
By the way for those who are not Ethiopians only raw beef is consumed in the country and other meet sources including fish are consumed only cooked. Also only selected special parts of the cow's meet are consumed raw while most parts are cooked and consumed.
AZ #1, you may not afford to eat tere sega these days dude, may be you can being a tplf and such..
George [Visitor], have you ever has steak.. rare, bloody? Its quite raw once you get in it.. just saying.
Doromanqya [Visitor], you know.. the cubans were said to have a test for Donky meat. I know Europeans eat horse meat, a cousin of the Donky.. seeing the price of beef why not? I mean one has to be related to tplf to aford sega aydelem ende AZ?
Doromanqya Yemitigerm Saw neh Sew neh libel enji Endesew Angetih laay Yemaayaasib chinkilaat silaale
You thought you are insulting WOYANE but you are insulting the Ethiopian people Qote "Ethiopian's are eating donkeys row meat without nowing" Demo Min Min agenaagnew kemitkebaatirew hasab Gar "you have a small brain that is not developing check with your family doctor this is my advise to you If you live in US no health insurance heh Ethiopian will collect money for you post your bank account number and the snif code please Egnaa Ethiopiawiyan legaas enaa azzagn nen
I know this is your kind of topic you like to talk about. Me too.
One cannot forget or ignore one's culture and tradition, especially for an Ethiopia who grew in a full of cultural and traditional society.
I grew up in Addis, but as a grown up once in a while I had a chance to go to the country side in Sodo, where my family is from, during Meqel.
Well, seeing is believing. I cannot tell you enough, why we Ethiopians are so proud of our culture, no matter it looks different or strange.
This is true we love to eat raw meat it's in our DNA we doing this for millions years. Kurte Siga is my favor with spicy hot pepper "Mitemita" or AWAZE is mmmmm delicious.
nothing wrong with raw meat as long as no disease on it, whiteman eats pink meat when you cut into the meat cooked by whiteman you see blood running out of it, infact if the inside is not pink enough they complain overcooked. when cooking invented the whole idea was to make it simple to chew, not to kill germs anything like that, but as time went realized good to kill bugs and nutrients with it. soomalis eat camel dried meat just like our quantta, nomadic life easy to carry dried meat in hot desert, and yet they say habasha raw meat eater coming to get you bla bla, life is survival, whether in siberia frozen land or sahara desert people always find ways of survival.
I’ll just be brief. I have successfully resisted posting comments on this or any other Ethiopian blog for a while, especially if the topic is of any political nature.
We Ethiopians are not the only ones who eat row beef. In fact, have you ever heard of ‘steak tartare?’ It is a delicacy in Europe, especially in Eastern Europe. It is row, ground beef, GET THIS! eaten with row egg. Google it and you’ll get more information. Or if you have a friend who lives or has lived in Europe especially Eastern Europe ask them they will tell you about it, some actually love it. They probably might have it here in the US in some high end restaurants, go and try it.
What you said about the East Asian delicacy, Sushi, being more healthy, is probably not right, actually the parasitic and other infectious diseases that you might get from consuming raw fish is probably deadlier than the diseases you would get eating raw beef.
The fact of the matter is that if you are poor or considered a low-lifer everything you do, your way of life your culture, your diet, is considered inferior and subhuman. They get disgusted when they hear we Ethiopians eat raw meat but their mouth waters when they hear about Sushi, steak tartare. Go figure!
Can you be specific about what is that you want to educate/inform the people.
I think it is you need to be educated. I read your comment in depth and reflect it seriously to capture your mind set, YOU ARE A KIND OF PERSON WHENEVER I CAME ACROSS I FEEL SORRY.
You said "We don't want to be unique or any different from the rest of the world." but why should we be the same with the rest of the world and what is wrong with being different?
You said "The world might see us people living in the long past." what do you mean by living in the long past and what is wrong in keeping the past?
You said "By the way for those who are not Ethiopians only raw beef is consumed in the country" but you are wrong Mutton whether it is goat or sheep meat is also consumed raw.
I can't tell you how much I am sorry to read your comment, worst of all is that you are called Ethiopian as I am. I can write pages about raw meat and the number of societies in the world who eat raw. First you need to know raw is not an Ethiopian thing alone. Second there is nothing wrong in eating raw.
Do you know there are diseases you can get by eating meat even if you cook it with nuclear power? Do you know there are certain fruits that can transmit disease so what about boiling your juice?
The bottom line in the argument on the danger of eating raw meat doesn't lies in abandoning raw meat but breeding healthy animals.
You sound so cosmetic in your comment and I assume that you also straight your kinky hair and bleach your face, you also struggle with accent, am I right? Do you have problem accepting yourself?
We don't have to apologize for being what we are! We are Ethiopians and raw meat and Ethiopianess goes hand in hand as it is a culture we inherited from our worrier fathers who had to eat raw meat while fighting to defend Ethiopia from colonization...At least we don't pride ourselves on colony inherited knife and fork skill like our colonized neighbor north of Mereb most of whom are here on this site under pretense Ethiopian names..The truth is, they can not afford the pasta for their knife and fork skill let alone a lean raw steak such as what we saw on this video.......lemagn sidetegna hulaa..
There is nothing more savage than eating raw meat. Don't try to rationalise it by saying this country eats this or that. It is very unhealthy and you know it. The government should teach its people to cook their meat. Ethiopian restaurants in foreign countries shouldn't be part of such savagery by serving meat to the disgust of other guests. Don't hide behind culture and perpetuate such barbaric traits. In some cultures canibalism was their way of life but we don't hear them insisting to keep their culture of eating human flesh. Shame to all Ethiopians who still teach their children eat uncooked meat knowing its health hazards.
U are an idiot! Don't u eat a raw-PUSSeeeeee? Don't tell us what to do. if we hungry we will eat DEKAMA-FERNJI like u without AWAZE. I was worrying the daily price increase of meat by greedy GURAGES and LEBA-WEYANES until this fake-fernji bla!bla!bla!bla me my 5000 years custom. ANTEN ASRO BEBEREW KOLET NEBER MEGREF!
Every civilization product or all civilized people life style is not necessarily good or beneficiary. I do not eat raw meat but the culture of eating raw meat is good from most angle of the nutritional advantage. Eating raw fish more dangerous than beef but still the protein in raw fish is in natural form (not denatured) and it is the healthiest way of consuming the fish protein. Since Majority of the west world considered the Asian life style as a healthy life style, therefore, the expensive sushi (raw fish) widely consumed in west. Some European like France has a similar culture of uncooked like raw meat but not like us, still the raw beef meat is the healthier protein which we get in natural form than the cooked one except some side effect from the hygienic effect when the livestock’s farm managed. The new paradigm of healthy nutrition is consuming food without fire and the fire advantage is only for hygienic or enhances the taste flavor. We have to be proud for having this kind of unique food tradition and if we were Japan or Chinese , raw meat dishes will be everywhere in the west restaurants but from their bias, the west does not want to open their eyes to look the good things from Africa.
Human being is the only animal out of the millions eating cocked food.
It started eating cocked food not long ago. That is why ever since human being is suffering from so many types of diseases including cancer, diabetic and so on because of the food it is eating.
Ethiopians are getting to be affected by the western types of diseases because of Sugary, fatty and salty foods and drinks and different kinds of addictions including drugs, alcohol and cigarette.
However, if they are doing for themselves or coming from them, anything bad is always consider to be good while if they don't like it anything good in other part of the world including raw meat eating is consider to be bad in their ignorant and stupid world.
The biggest problem to Ethiopia and the world is and especially will be the western type of eating habit, addiction, faithless life, inhuman behavior towards sex and son on not the Ethiopians way they are exercising for thousands years and lived healthy without using any modern medicine or physician.
Raw meat is used by gymnastics and other athletes which is good for muscles and blood as it is good to Lions, Tigers, eagles and so on that are eating all sorts of meat without cocking.
Girum is the best. CCTV is the best and future of the African and world media. Keep it up. bro.
Barbela believe me I like my food cooked but it is clear from your comment you have no pride of who u are. I am sure if it was the french or the italians u would have praise it and try to emulate instead of being ashamed.By the way raw meat from healthy animal is better than one that is cooked with butter and other materials that Carry lots of fat.
I live in a western world where a lot of raw fish is consumed though the price is high like raw salmon, etc.I some times hang around with friends to have a dinner at some western restaurants. Their steaks have blood when you get into them.So if these are a good and healthy eating cultures why is it eating raw meat in Ethiopia considered unhealthy or whatever freakin' name you give it? Stop double standard and poor judgment. We are proud of our culture.Above all, we are proud of being Ethiopians. You had better come and enjoy delicious foods like 'Qurt'.'kitfo' 'Gored Gored' all raw. They are all delicious. I guarantee you will have an amazing experience in Addis, Ethiopia.
God Bless You All!!
It is not 100% healthy but so what we hav been eating it since the beginning of time and hasn't affected us negatively. Westerners do eat raw meat in various forms.Few afford raw meat these days.
Japanese eat fresh raw fish. We eat raw cow/ox beef. The difference between Japanes mind & Ethiopian mind can be measured in terms fish's agility in the water and, well, the latter's sluggishness.
You are wrong My brother. We are not the only one eating raw meat. The Russians eat raw ground beef, they call it steak tartar. The Japanese eat raw fish they call it sushi. In fact steak tartar is considered a delicacy, It is served in a very expensive and classy restaurants in Europe and North America. Sushi is also an everyday meal around the world. So my brother, do not rush to denounce what make us different from the rest of Africa. Being unique is not a bad thing it is what make us Ethiopians. We should embrace our culture and tradition and preserve it rather than trying to change and look like others.
P.S. According to science the first human being (Lucy ) and her family lived in Ethiopia. Therefore it might be Lucy who discovered how to make fire.If that is the case, I am sure our people were cooking their food long before anybody els while they continued enjoying raw meat.
Economically, raw meat eating is a disaster in foreign exchange. Millions of dollars are spent in importing tapeworm medicines. Many people die liver illnesses. It is a culture of the elite and a bad one we need to give up. Muslims and many other ethics do not eat raw meat.
High five to those who enjoy a bit of raw meat like me. I think it is delicious with those spicy condiments. Personally, I like the cut that crunches in your mouth like raw onions.And when it comes to kitfo, i think making it lebleb spoils the taste. There is nothing like raw kitfo on a bed of cheese and Ethiopian cabbage.
To those who think it is unhealthy or backwardness to eat raw meat, I say you don't know what you are missing. Eating meat in various forms, cooked and uncooked actually shows the sophistication of a society's culture and eating habit.It is more civilized to eat raw meat bought directly from the producers than eating processed food, canned and wrapped in petro-chemical plastic packaging which westerners are now discovering that these foods are carcinogenesis.
TYhe French eat frogs legs and snails but I would call them backward people even though I wouldn't anywhere near that kind of food even if I am starving.
We will soon export raw meat dishes to the world. Mark my words. In the mean time Addis Zemen and Extrateresterial Asseb and others enjoy milass 'N' sember on me.
1506 the day Habesha started to piss on themselves.
somali mujahedeen AKA Ahmed Gurey invaded northern habesha (tigray) he defeated an habesha army on reaching Axum & destroyed the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, in which the habesha emperors had for centuries been crowned. the habesha emperors christians ran towards to the jungle, soz when ever they hunt an animal, they never cook it, otherwise the smoking fire will Alert the invading Ahmed Gurey somalis fighters to their location!
2014 WILL BE THE DAY when we wipe the habesha from the face of this earth.
Hmm! Tire Kitfo, mitmita, enjera and Beer. I forgot, a good Azmari to go with it.
Somali KirfifHadeen
Enjoy Kitfo and you will never think about the 20 virgins in Paradise.
U bare AZZ, pantless SHIRITAM! I don't know what type of KHAT u chewed today, the highly toxic methamphetamine withdraw out of urs RAG-HEAD made u act like taking off the pinky dress and fly to hell with double hump 4-weeler to be with those 10 womens.
It is 2013 not 2014, nevermind i forgot to notice that the RAG-HEADS CAMEL HERDER brain is behind by 365 days compare to any regular human being. Can't wait to slap ur's pantless AZZ with KHAT-STICK and force u to eat a CAMEL DUNG.
It is funny how mainly so called sophasiticated people trying to belittle other cultures without looking thier own garbage culture,bloody history,and animal behaviour of thier own.
Ethiopians mainly the Tigray people are the most civilized,cultured,sophisticated people on earth when it comes to diet,and food culture compare to other parts of the world.
Most countries in Asia,Europe,middle east eat far more gross animal meat than anyother human beings in the world.
The chinese eat,japanase,whites,latinos eat any animal that walks on earth cooked or uncooked.
But in the civilized ethiopia and mainly in the region Tigray people do not consume anything or anyanimals no matter how much they starved do to thier strong ancient bibical faith.
Having said that we have to educate the masses of Ethiopia regarding eating anything raw from health perspective and the choice should be left for the people.
Eating raw meat,raw fish is far more dangerous to your health than getting any benefit.
Here in Tigray and the rest of ethiopia people diet ,food is culturaly superior to anyother parts of the world.
Most of ethiopians actually eat more vegetables,fruits,wheat,seeds than we consume meat,chicken or anyother animal product.
This eating habit of more vegetables,seeds,fruits have to do with our ancient traditions that started thousands of years ago.And it is also true that most wealthy ethiopians consume more meat than the ordinary low,and middle class ethiopians today.
But to the most part it is wise for every ethiopians to know that cooking our meat,eggs,and anyother animal product is wise and healthy.
We Ethiopians need to be conscious of nutiritonal foods,calories,fat,mono fat,omega 3 that can be gain from vegetables,and fish which can have a positive result in our healthy life style.
We also have to educate the masses of ethiopia the danger of eating meat and hygine in general starting from kindargarten to high school level.
Hygine and eating healthy as well as overall health and financial handling should be taught in ethiopia school,church,mosquie,synagogue and every corner of ethiopia.
Healthy population is less a burnden for the country,family,friends and will help us to develop our country and our health.
Dear ethiopians health is the number one important thing in our life second to money.
Here in Tigray and in General in ethiopia the only animals we consume are Sheeps,chickens where in most of the world they eat MONKEY,ROACH,RATS,SNAKE,DOGS,CATS etc etc etc that will make our ethiopia stomach sick.
Now tell us who is more civilized when it comes to Diet and food Culture?
The answer is despite the poverty surrounding as We ethiopians are by far the most civilized well mannered people in the world.
All Ethiopian don't use raw meat therefore let us not assume its national culture. Having said that, it is indvidual raight to eat what he/she wishes as long as it is safe and not thtreat to public health.
Forget what the wesreners say and enjoy your meal.
Eat whatever you want to eat but make sure it's healthy,
How about testing the meat, treating the bulls and make sure they are healthy.
Some of you are egotistical and inferior somehow you jump into other culture who eats raw meat to justify your norm. Well, most other cultures has developed a way of securing their health knowing the serious health complication you can get from any raw meat.
Kitfo originate from Gurage culture, while tere siga is consumed by Amhara culture, tigres prepare cocked meat tibs. Today all this culture represent in the menu of all Ethiopian restaurant.
@addis Zemen
Ou-ou-te , just so you know the lion is not the only animal that consume raw meat, in fact the maggots will best fit your character.
Correctionear Ethiopians Health is the number one important thing in our life and money is second.
Neglecting your health and well being will have you become a customer to your doctor/health inistitution that will literally bankrup you.
Dont eat raw meat,raw egg,raw fish .Because these animals carry various disease,and not to mention you dont even know what these animals have being grazing on or being fed.
Eat more RAW vegetables ,fruits,qolo,and cactus.
If you take care your health,it will take care of your financial well being.
When ever you go to a butcher shop to buy meet make sure the person behind the counter wears glove or wash his hands before you.
And cook the meat of your choice very thoroughly.
You should always wash your hands before putting anything to eat in your mouth.
The day of eating raw meat,raw fish is not as it used to be few hundred years back when the ocean was as clean as pure water for fishes to thrive.
Today the ocean is contaminated by mercury,toxins,plastics caused by humankind where most of the spicious in the ocean are threatened.
The same is true when it comes to livestock who are being fade hormogrown corn and being injected various chemicals to fatten the animals.And not to mention cows,sheeps roam around the field eating anything they find before them including human waste.
The last thing you want to do is eat raw animal products where it can dangerously harm your overall health.
There for dear ethiopians lets prioritize health,hygine,and financial well being not only to our selves,but to teach our young children,families and friends.
God wants all of us Ethiopians to be healthy physically,mentally and financially.That was the true teaching of the ancient Great ETHIOPIA ORTHODOX CHURCH.
It make you home sick? I though you live arate killo, dont you? Does that mean you are a DIASPORA? The guy who insults Diasporas he himself is a Diaspora. You know what they say I guy who is too much anti gay is usually himself is gay. The same is true in your case. Just talk no substance is what you are.
..And they wonder why most Ethiopians walk around with all types of worms swarming inside their belly.
We have enough health problems, such as lack of clean water, lack of refregetor,poor hygiene,insect infestations ( flies come to mind), etc, etc. So the last thing we need is ingesting another animal and become a host to all of it's exotic parasites.
i did eat raw fish in japan, raw tartar in germany (this kind has been from porc) and raw beef in ethiopia.
i did like most of them, maybe most the raw beef on our wedding, cut originally from a huge peace of fresh slaughted beef.
however, all of them, japanese, german, ethiopian are cited in medical books to have a risk of worm and other germ infection within.
Ethiopia ena sétochewa läy yemaybereta yelem (allu)!
Gojéwoch, Gonderéwoch ena Guragéwoch mels aysetum? Kurt ena Kitfo läy eyewerdubet new?
Anyway, there is nothing wrong with eating raw beef as long as it is handled hygienically. However, if contaminated, there is the downside of tapeworm, typhoid, etc. Did anybody say a word about the French eating Crème Tartare (Tiré Kitfo topped with raw egg)? I don’t think so! When it is done by the French it is referred to as “French culinary delight,” “fine French cuisine,” bla bla bla bla…
Well, for your info, some cooked beef from high tech facilities in North America has killed hundreds and has shut down some plants. Just recently, the FDA traced US Salmonella infections to beef from a Canadian beef processing plant and the US stopped imports (I guess Canada shut the plant down).
Although I’m not in the Tiré Siga and Tiré Kitfo sefer, I have never heard of Ethiopian deaths related to eating raw beef while even the cooked beef in North America has killed people. I hope that will serve you as a post script.
Not only Rusians and Germans but all Europeans munch raw pork.
Italians and French munch horse meat.The French even eat raw frogs and snails.
Italians can not live without Salami. Salami is made from horse and donkey meat. I know very well that German animal protectionists are always protesting against the slaughter of horses in Italy.
Ethiopian Christians and Muslims do not eat Pork. That is real good.
We are very proud and very healthy people on earth. So leave us alone.
Some so called Ethiopians are apes.
They imitate, echo and worship Wazungu, Europeans.
The real Ethiopians are Africans,
and thus do not at all mind what Yankees and Europeans do and say.
Ethiopians have also discovewred the medicine against intestinal parasitic worms.
Koso is the plant to kill the tapeworm.
About it you can read in pharmaceutical books.
I will enjoy my raw kitfo, Birindo,
Dulet, etc.
Let the Muzungu and stupid Ethiopians go hell.
Agazzi woman anchi donkor , during the famine your tegre dying a child berhan woldu sucking on mother skeleton breast people dying next to them donkey standing why didnt they eat the donky and survive? your solution is ak47 nothing else your beles brain capable
Dear Ethiopians of all walks of life. Please don't feel ashamed and or feel guilt for eating raw meat. Europeans and Americans eat raw Salmon fish and of course since it is a tradition of a powerful industrial country Japan, Europeans and Americans pay a very expensive price for a very small amount of Sushi which is also a Raw fish. Furthermore, particularly in Northern Europe but also in Germany, UK and other European countries a salted dried Raw Rendier meat is very popular. So what is the big deal about Ethiopians eating Raw meat? The only thing is that the government have to make an anti-worm disease fluids (Very cheap to produce locally by the way) for cattle owners so that they will treat their cattles periodically as do Europeans and Americans. I still eat Raw meat with Mitmitta and boy it not only great but I will get my B- Vitamins in abandunce when I eat once or twice a week. So Just continue Enjoying eating Raw meat. One day when Ethiopia will be Agriculturally and Industrially developed trust me they would love to pay expensive price for a small amount of Raw meat imported straight from Ethiopia.
The Hindu Vedas say that the cow is holy and should be worshipped. These Brahmins also claim that cow dung ash has medicinal value. However, samples sent to a leading test laboratory in West Germany have purportedly proved this to be untrue. Even today Hindus smear their homes with cow dung, expecting a special blessing.
Hindus foolishly worship cows as gods... DRINKING COW URINE and EATING COW DUNG! As an outgrowth of this, products made by cows also have an enormous history of usage in that country. A popular urine soft drink was launched in India in 2009, to unite the faith of 8,000,000 Hindus. This is the work of Satan. God gave us milk, orange juice, water, and so many other wonderful beverages... why drink URINE with all it's impurities and bodily waste? And worse, Hindus eat the cow's dung. This is what the Devil does to people. Without Jesus Christ, people are capable of anything.
Cow products made from dung and urine (known as goratna) have seen an enormous boost in popularity lately. You can get lotions, potions and pills, some of which are cure-alls that battle everything from constipation, to irregular periods, to hysteria, to cancer, and much more. In addition to medicines, the goratna products range from cow dung toothpaste, to detergents, a skin-whitening cream, baldness and obesity cures, soap and a cow urine “antiseptic aftershave.” How about "cow-dung toothpaste"?
Of course, you’re not allowed to slaughter cows, but you are allowed to use the five following items, collectively known as "panchgavya": milk, curd, cheese, urine and dung. Panchgavya is used to make a popular drink in India, which is alleged to have healing properties. No thanks, I'll pass.
Hindus in India smile with happiness as a large cow craps on the floor of their home. They think this is a sure sign that their home has been blessed. Hindu's in India smear cow dung across the entrance of their homes, and require anyone entering their home to step through the dung. Needless to say, Hinduism is a bizarre, Satanic, and sicko religion. Hindus are in desperate need of the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you are Hindu and this article offends you... SO BE IT! I care about you and don't want you to burn in Hellfire. I am telling you the truth. Salvation is found ONLY through the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 4:10-12). Acts 10:43 states, "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins." There is NO other way to Heaven (John 14:6).
According to the History Channel, in a segment called The History Of Dung, they state that there are 250,000,000 cows in India, and each cow produces 16-tons (32,000 LBS.) of dung per year.
Tragically, in India people are dying of hunger. Why are low caste poor Hindus prohibited from eating beef? People stop their cars, and sit for hours waiting for a cow to clear the roadway, thinking it to be sacred. In India cow meat is cheaper than other available meats. Instead of these Brahmins taking care of the low caste peoples of India, they are doing their best to save their "holy" cows instead. This is evil. According to Valmith's Ramayana, God Rama "ATE" meat. So then "why" have these Brahmins given up beef-eating? It's hypocrisy within their own religion.
Drinking Cow Urine for Health?
Hinduism also teaches URINE DRINKING. One Prime Minister, Morarji Desai (Brahmin), boasted that he was drinking eight ounces of his own urine daily (pure and fresh!) in the morning in accordance with the Vedas claim that urine has medicinal value. With the same claim today the Brahmins are drinking cow's urine as if it is a DAILY TONIC. No scientists have ever claimed that urine has any medicinal value. On the contrary it is well known fact that urine is an unwanted organic substance that the human body needs to discharge. This is practice is another unscientific nonsense of Hinduism.
HINDU nationalists in India have launched a marketing exercise to promote cow’s urine as a health cure for ailments ranging from liver disease to obesity and even cancer.
The urine, which is being sold under the label “Gift of the Cow”, is being enthusiastically promoted by the government of Gujarat, one of three states in India dominated by Hindu nationalists.
The urine is collected daily from almost 600 shelters for rescued and wounded cattle set up by the Vishwa Hindu Parisad (VHP), or World Council of Holy men, as part of a government cow-protection programme to save the country’s sacred, but often maltreated, beasts.
Advertised as being “sterilised and completely fresh” it is available for 20 rupees (30p) a bottle at about 50 centres run by the VHP in Gujerat, from 200 of their outlets in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, and at fairs and religious festivals throughout India.
It also comes in tablets or a cream mixed with other traditional medicinal herbs. Demand is currently outstripping supply.
There is no limit to what they Devil can inspire people to do. 2nd Corinthians 4:4 teaches that Satan is the god of this sinful world. Thus, it is not surprising when we see demonically-inspired people doing bizarre, self-destructive, and crazy things. I saw a teenage boy this week on TV, who tried to do a backward-summersault with his bicycle and wound up knocking his front teeth out. Blood was everywhere. He was laughing and went to do it again. Idiot or demon-inspired?
Raw meat is consumed in many parts of Europe. At least I have witnessed it in France, Germany, Italy and Russia. Does this give you some semblance of civilization for those who claim that eating raw meat is something of Ethiopian barbaric nature? hmmm there seems to be a lot of ignorance out here....chill out my friends and be who you are..
HELLO MR.hagos [Visitor] Raw meat IS BANNED EVERY EUROPIAN COUNTRIES WATCH THE BBC NEWS TWO WEEEKS AGO I NEED SOURCE WHERE DID YOU GET IT YOUR
This article is from June 2003, NBC's show "Fear Factor"
Satan is alive and well...
Eat a Horse Rectum!
Ask Fear Factor contestants what it's like to eat horse rectum and odds are they'll tell you it just plain stinks. Here's contestant Holli Joy Lamb to butt in with her whole story…
FEAR FACTOR: What did you think when Joe Rogan revealed that you'd be eating horse rectum?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: When Joe pulled out the horse rectum and he told us what it was, I didn't think that we were going to be able to perform the stunt. Because, initially, I did not think I would be able to even take one bite, never mind eat over a foot of it.
FEAR FACTOR: Was it helpful that you didn't have to go first?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: [Contestant Nicole Sintihakis] had referred to it as tasting like chicken so, I thought, "Well, maybe if I just kept that in my mind, it wouldn't be so bad and I'd actually be able to do it." However, eating the horse rectum was exactly what it sounded like. I mean, there was no chicken tasting involved. It tasted exactly like a horse's @#!*% .
FEAR FACTOR: What about the smell? Did that make it worse?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: I mean the smell was just as bad as the taste. That was one strategy thing I was trying to do, to keep the pile of rectum away from my mouth and tear off small pieces. Because if I held it up close to my face like Nicole had been doing, the smell would have overwhelmed me.
FEAR FACTOR: Once you got rid of the smell factor, what was your next step to overcome?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: As I progressively started eating the rectum I kept noticing how hard it was to separate the tissue for me. And I actually started getting really nervous about choking because I saw that as such a big factor in eating it. I pretty much was almost guaranteeing myself that I was going to choke on this…horribly. That was the biggest problem that I was having…swallowing it. But I was trying to keep my mind distant as much as possible. But it's hard. I never expected to be able to eat over a foot of the rectum.
FEAR FACTOR: Was it difficult to chew?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: Oh! It was so chewy. And that's what took me so long. I felt I was chewing and chewing and chewing and chewing just to get it down. And my body was rejecting it, but I was eventually swallowing it. But what took me the longest was the chewing.
FEAR FACTOR: What part of the rectum was the hardest to get down?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: Every time I gagged was when I consumed these juicy little jelly balls. I don't know what they were. But they were these balls that, when you crunch down, they just exploded in your mouth. And that's every single time that my body just said, "No." And I gagged, basically. It was absolutely disgusting. Tearing apart the pieces, just ripping them through my fingers, I could feel the different layers. And it was so juicy and warm. And it was nauseating. It was exactly what you would think horse rectum would be like.
FEAR FACTOR: Let's take a little break. Are you feeling alright?
HOLLI JOY LAMB: God, I'm getting sick just thinking about it.
Even when I was in Addis, I preferred Kittfo be kocho uhhhh my favorite... dang it, got to go to Addis, I miss it bad... Anyhow, I did love tere sega when the sega was of my liking. There is nothing wrong with eating row meat people, not to be judgmental but people eat raw fish.. you know? Anyhow, I am more of a vegetarian these days, but a nice tere sega... yummm!!!!
So AZ, you are Sodo Gurage? Really? That is quite interesting. But, the my kind of topic thing... no no no. I am a man of diverse ethnicity and debate ability. The worst thing you can do AZ is under estimate anyone... remember that.
addis zemen [Visitor]
HE,...
I know this is your kind of topic you like to talk about. Me too.
One cannot forget or ignore one's culture and tradition, especially for an Ethiopia who grew in a full of cultural and traditional society.
I grew up in Addis, but as a grown up once in a while I had a chance to go to the country side in Sodo, where my family is from, during Meqel.
Well, seeing is believing. I cannot tell you enough, why we Ethiopians are so proud of our culture, no matter it looks different or strange.
Bulatovich, the famous Russian confidant and adviser of Emperor Menilik who accompanied his numerous expeditions to the South wrote that there is nothing which tests delicious like a fresh cut beef of a ram a hundred or so years ago. If you order your steak ' medium rare', you probably are eating raw meat. To the best of my knowledge the french invented ' steak tartar' in the 30s of the last century. They must have learnt from us. I have seen numerous Americans enjoying ' gored gored' or ' tire kitfo' in Ethiopian restaurants. My problem is with the lack of diversity in our cuisine in Ethiopia. Almost everyone orders tibs or kitfo in most eateries as they are suspicious of the major staples like doro wat and other wats which are not cooked to order and might be staled. No wonder a European traveler to Ethiopia was astonished by the amount of beef he consumed during his stay in Ethiopia. He actually stated that he consumed more meat in a month there than he would have in a year in his native country.
My observation during my stay in Ethiopia is that everyone orders ready to cook or uncooked meat in the form of tire siga, tibs, kitfo and hardly any crave for wats of any sort. They are suspect of the duration the ' wats'. . This is a serious challenge for the culinary experts. Meaning how to make the wats compete with the stirred or raw prepared goodies. There must be a way for these is not sustainable. The Ethiopian govt has to finance a study to discourage this sort of custom for it is costing the Nation. Above all, the per capital dailly consumption of meat, in its raw or stirred form, of the wealthy is more than an average poor person consumes in a year. Just because the lack of confidence in other items on the menu.This pace is not sustainable.
To @addis zemen [Visitor]
Technically you're my brother, If you're Guragee. Gira yegeba Eritrean from Gura'e Akeleguzay to south Shewa.long lost brother.
vampyre Ethiopian
Though it is thought by many ignorant people to be an alternate spelling of the word vampire, it is actually a mortal vampire, and part of the occult.
Vampyres drink donated human blood or will eat raw meat to satisfy the craving.
EthioVampyre : *eating raw meat*
American Friend : Uhh... Dude isn't that dangerous?
Ethio Vampyre : No dude don't worry about it. I'm a vampyre.
Exodus 12:8 That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast.
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Exodus 12:9 Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire--head, legs and inner parts.
2 Chronicles 35:13 They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed, and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people