Traditional Cooking in an Arsi Oromo Kitchen
Find out about the cooking experience within a typical Ethiopian Arsi Oromo kitchen.
By Visit Oromia
Cultural foods recreated by Saaraa Duubee
Arsi Oromo Kitchen (Gingilcha and Gundoo) (2022) by Abel GashawVisit Oromia
Cooking in the Arsi Oromo Kitchen
In the airy Arsi Oromo kitchen where the cooking is done seated, ingredients such as the barley flour and clarified butter are prepared while the items to be used for cooking are cleaned.
Arsi Oromo Kitchen (2022) by Abel GashawVisit Oromia
Preparing the ingredients
Ingredients and other items to be used in the cooking process are cleaned and prepared.
Fire cooked meals
Once the ingredients are ready and the fire blazes between the three Sunsuma (little stands for the pot), the cooking and the mashing commences.
Items used for cooking
Items that are used for cooking include those made out of clay such as the Okkotee (small pot) as well as the Qunnaa (straw tray), and Qorii (wooden food container).
While firewood is largely available throughout Arsi Oromo, Kobota made from dung is commonly used for cooking.
Items made out of a type of grass called Migiraa are used to filter and sift through flour and cereals before cooking.
Items made from Migiraa such as Gundoo and Chocho are used throughout the cooking process.
The Cukkoo Snack (2022) by Abinet TeshomeVisit Oromia
A Qorii full of Marqaa
Once the dish is ready, it is usually served in the Qorii, which is made from wood. The Qorii, a traditional food container of the Oromo people is filled with the popular Marqaa dish and ready to be served.
Brought to you by the Oromia Tourism Commission in partnership with Laurendeau & Associates.
Written by Outdoor Ethiopia
Photographed By Berhanu Beyene, Abinet Teshome, & Aron Simeneh
Produced by Metasebia Yoseph & Lidya Gebrehanna for Laurendeau & Associates.
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