About Mulu
“I love cooking- it’s my passion. Food helps me share my culture with so many people. It’s a joy.”
~Mulu Tewelde
I am from Eritrea, located in East Africa. I have called the beautiful state of Vermont home since 2006, where I live in South Burlington with my family.
I have been cooking and serving for many events; pop up dinners, catering, farmer markets and cooking classes in Burlington and the greater Burlington area.
I offered Cooking Classes at City Market, with Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront and the O’Brien Community Center.
I look forward to cooking for you!
Mulu featured in Seven Days……
On Saturday morning, 97 injera lay stacked on a counter in the O'Brien Community Center kitchen in Winooski. Mulu Tewelde had spent about five hours on Friday making the traditional flatbreads for her sold-out Eritrean/Ethiopian takeout dinner.
To make enough for the 110 meals, many ordered with extra injera, "we need to make about 40 more," she said.
In Tewelde's native Eritrea and neighboring Ethiopia, pieces of the soft, tangy, crêpe-like injera are used to scoop up mouthfuls of food. "We don't use forks. We use injera as our utensil," Tewelde said.
Making injera is time-consuming and can be a little unpredictable. Tewelde uses a sourdough starter to ferment the batter, which is made from teff, barley and wheat flours. (She also makes a gluten-free version.) "Sometimes it turns out well; sometimes it doesn't turn out well," she said. This batch was successful, but "it can make me frustrated," Tewelde admitted with a smile.
