This made things tough: I was in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to write and photograph a piece on tej bet, rustic bars where men — and almost exclusively men — drink honey wine.

When men gather at a tej bet — that is, a place that serves tej, the Ethiopian honey wine — women don’t usually join them. Asfaw enjoys tere siga in the U.S., but for health reasons he no ...

Ethiopia produced 50,000tns ... She sells her tej from a small tavern, or tej bet, which she has rented at Gurd Shola. She also entertains orders for various parties, such as birthdays and weddings.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The use of honey for culinary use and beekeeping has been recorded in Ethiopia as far back as 3,500 and 3,000 B.C. Today, Ethiopia produces the largest amount of honey in ...