Eritrean and Ethiopian food habits vary regionally. Fenugreek is used in Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine. Cuba was successful in defending Ethiopia against both Somali invasion and Eritrean secession. Shiro is an essential part of Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine. His parents are both Eritrean and Ethiopian. Ge'ez now serves as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Churches. Ge'ez now serves as the liturgical language of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches. There is a Ethiopian and Eritrean community in Las Vegas. In addition, there exist Italian Eritrean (concentrated in Asmara) and Ethiopian Tigrayan communities. Italian administration of Eritrea brought improvements in the medical and agricultural sectors of Eritrean society. Three Ethiopian MiG-23BNs were claimed shot down by Eritrean MiG-29s. Ethiopia would also provide a bridge between Italy's Eritrean and Italian Somaliland possessions. These consisted of Hadi loyalist units, popular mobilization militias and Eritrean and Somali recruits. There are also a number of Italian, Polish, Irish, Eritrean and Albanian residents. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is also home to large Eritrean and Somali communities.