90 Day Fiancé Biniyams Familys Ethiopian Tradition Gursha Explained

90 Day Fiancé: Biniyam’s Family’s Ethiopian Tradition Gursha Explained

90 Day Fiancé showcased gursha, a traditional Ethiopian custom when Ariela and Janice visited Biniyam’s family. But what exactly does it mean?

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90 Day Fiancé Biniyams Familys Ethiopian Tradition Gursha Explained

Biniyam’s family in 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way introduced Ariela’s mother and the viewers to the lovely Ethiopian tradition of gursha. The heart-warming act and delicious food won Janice over and made 90 Day Fiancé viewers want to know more about it. For those wondering what exactly gursha is, here’s everything that you need to know.

90 Day Fiancé is a melting pot of cultures. As the TLC show presents relationships that span continents, it also in a way, familiarizes the fans with multiple countries and their traditions. One such incident took place in the latest episode when Ariela, Janice, and Biniyam met up with the choreographer’s family for a tête-à-tête. Having known Ariela from before, it was Biniyam’s family’s turn to impress Janice with their food and hospitality. Biniyam’s sisters Ethfa and Wish and brother Yosef meet the three for dinner where they order a meal which when Janice learns is “raw meat,” gets a little bothered. Biniyam tells her that it is “not prepared” and just mixed with butter when Wish feeds a bite to the usually stern Janice, she breaks into a satisfied smile. Biniyam’s sisters explain that the Ethiopian tradition is called gursha where they feed each other as a sign of respect. This part of the meeting, with the raw meat and the gursha created curiosity amongst many 90 Day Fiancé fans.

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Ethiopian cuisine has slowly started gaining popularity the world over according to this story by CNN. It’s distinctive and delicious, and most of all is traditionally designed for sharing with food and family. The large platter of food that’s served before the 90 Day Fiancé couple is a communal platter that contains injera, the spongey flatbread with a spongey-texture and the dish that Biniyam described as “raw meat,” the kitfo. Injera is present in almost all traditional Ethiopian meals and the sourdough is made with teff, an ancient grain. The kitfo is a raw or rare beef mince that’s marinated in a chili powder-based spice blend called mitmita and niter kibbeh which is Ethiopian spiced clarified butter. The name kitfo comes from the Ethio-Semitic root k-t-f, meaning to “chop finely” or “mince.”

The Ethiopian food etiquette promotes eating with hands, specifically the right one. While sharing food with loved ones is a common practice, gursha is what takes this intimacy of the meal to a whole new level. An Amharic word meaning, “mouthful,” gursha is performed by taking (most often a large) morsel of meat or curry wrapped in an injera and feeding it to someone else at the table. An act of respect, the person who’s been honored with the gursha, then returns the favor. It’s the adults or elderly who get the first gursha, as Biniyam’s family did with Janice, to mark esteem and politeness. Thus, the person receiving a gursha is called the gorash, and the giver is the agurash. The larger the gursha, the stronger is the friendship or bond.

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Ariela’s mother so far has apprehensive about her daughter being in a completely new country with different traditions and customs. While her suspicions towards Biniyam still stay, especially after she witnessed him dancing with his ex, the act of gursha did warm her up to his family. Biniyam’s family seems to have accepted Ariela knowing how much the two love each other. Will Ariela choose these new customs over her mom planting seeds of doubt about baby daddy in her mind? That’s a question only 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way can answer.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/90-day-fiance-biniyam-ethiopian-tradition-gursha-explained/

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