Go Explore New Food -- Guaranteed That You Won't Be Shocked By What You're Eating

Soon doo boo

No one likes to be surprised by fork-full of organ meat.

I'm with you people.  I love to explore new food.  I do worry that the search for authentic can lead to the frontiers of what I really want to eat.  Add a language problem, and you might scare yourself from trying something new.

So here are some no-risk ways to try something new.  Vegetarian items where the cuisine may be exotic, but you have eaten all the ingredients before:

Veg sampler w/all-teff injera

• All-teff injera at Soretti's Ethiopian Cuisine in Burtonsville.  A vegetable sampler is a no-brainer here.  The all-teff bread makes this exotic even for people who know Ethiopian food, but you could safely stretch to any of the meat tibbs as well.
• Soon doo boo at Lighthouse Tofu BBQ in Ellicott City.  The spicy tofu stew makes a delicious dinner, and you don't have to worry about what lurks below the red, cloudy broth.