My 8 year old daughter absolutely demolished a pile of Ethiopian food when we were in St Paul the other day. Had a lovely time walking around the Como conservatory. There were all sorts of people there, lots of languages being spoken, people in wheelchairs and other kinds of adaptive equipment enjoying the plants and animals. Tried to go to my favorite Vietnamese place for Pho, but apparently it closed down. Started looking at other close places on the map and I said there was an Ethiopian place a mile away. My daughter lit up and insisted we go there. Don't get me wrong, she'll get down on a cheeseburger too, but she's not afraid of experiencing new things. Because, she's willing to try. Again, she's 8.