World Flavors Cookbook

Tej (Honey Wine)

A traditional Ethiopian honey wine flavored with gesho (hops-like shrub), ranging from sweet to very dry.

Cuisine: Ethiopia

Ingredients

• 1 part Honey
• 3 parts Water
• Gesho (Rhamnus prinoides) stems and leaves

Instructions

1. Mix honey and water in a large clay or glass container.
2. Add the gesho and cover with a cloth.
3. Let ferment in a dark place for several weeks.
4. Remove the gesho and strain the wine.
5. Serve in a "berele" (flask with a long neck).