Answer to Question 1
Answers should include: statements that demonstrate the student appreciates the staff and skill issues present in the surrounding area. The student could answer this in a number of ways. They could focus on the shortage of trained employees with culinary and service skills or focus on regional specialties; i.e. Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Coastal.
Answer to Question 2
The two stews that form the backbone of Ethiopian cuisine are w'et, the spicier of
the two with berbere spice and spiced butter called niter kibbe, and alich'a which,
while milder, has ginger, garlic, and turmeric.