Beer

Tella

ጠላ

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's traditional homemade beer — brewed with malted barley, sorghum and gesho over several days of fermentation. Smoky, tangy and refreshing, often served at weddings and holidays.

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Tella sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Tella.

Ethiopia's traditional homemade beer — brewed with malted barley, sorghum and gesho over several days of fermentation. Smoky, tangy and refreshing, often served at weddings and holidays.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

A cloudy, amber-brown homebrewed beer with a tangy, smoky flavor; served from a clay vessel into gourd cups.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Tella.

Native to

Ethiopia

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

Eritrea

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Tellaprimary
Suwalocal · 🇪🇷
ሱዋlocal · 🇪🇷
ጠላlocal · 🇪🇹
Sowaalias
Suwaalias

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