Tej (Amharic: ??, pronounced ['t'?d?]; Tigrinya: ??, translit. mes, Oromo: daadhi) is a mead or honey wine that is brewed and consumed in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is flavored with the powdered leaves and twigs of gesho (Rhamnus prinoides), a hops-like bittering agent that is a species of buckthorn. Tej is usually homemade, but throughout Ethiopia it is available in "tej houses" (tej betoch, singular tej bet (Tigrinya: ?? ??)).
The traditional vessel for drinking tej is a rounded vase-shaped container called a berele, which looks like a Florence flask. Tej has a deceptively sweet taste that masks its high alcohol content, which varies greatly according to the length of fermentation. Berz is a sweeter, less-alcoholic version of tej, and is aged for a shorter time.
Some species of buckthorn may cause demyelinating polyneuropathies.
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See also
- Tella, an Ethiopian beer
- List of Ethiopian dishes and foods
- Eritrean cuisine
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Notes
External links
- A recipe for Tej
- All About Tej
- "Honey Wine" in Every Ethiopian Language
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