Grandma's Gursha: Food as Care

As a child in Addis Ababa, Hibist Legesse used to dread the impossibly large gurshas her grandmother would feed her. Years later, she came to understand just how much can be communicated in a single bite.

In this episode, I share a platter with Hibist Legesse, owner of Bati Ethiopian Kitchen in Brooklyn. We talk about her journey to the United States and the Ethiopian traditions — like gursha and mahaber — that have shaped her relationship to food, community, and caring for others.

Read more about what we ate!

EPISODE CREDITS

Produced & Edited by Diane Bezucha

Music

• “Coronea” by Blue Dot Sessions from the album Marisala, (2018)
• "80x Lo-fi Jazz" by SigmaMusicArt
• "Ethiopia Goove" and "Addis Jazz" by u_98673jp944
• “Cooking Food Music” by BackgroundMusicForVideos
• “Cast in Wicker” by Blue Dot Sessions from the album Aeronaut, (2018)
• Sprinkle of Trouble_Medium (Comedy) by Grand_Project
• “Periodicals” by Blue Dot Sessions from the album Albany, NY (2015)
• “Too Good For Punk (positive funk)” by Kulakovka
• “Upbeat Together Worldbeat Emotional World Uplifting Music” by REDproductions
• Ethiopian Worldbeat by soundoffreedom
• “City Limits” by Blue Dot Sessions from the album Albany, NY (2015)
• Lo-Fi Lullaby by LP-Studio-music
• Smooth Jazz Blues Groove by Tunetank
• “Lahaina” by Blue Dot Sessions from the album Cloud Harbor, (2016)