Although raw meat is Beza's favourite dish she says, "Raw meat dishes are most popular amongst men, particularly older men. Most of my female friends don't like raw meat. They prefer pizzas and burgers."

And her friends are not alone. Fast food such as burgers and fries are now voraciously consumed in Ethiopia especially by the younger generations in Addis.

Ethiopia might have been associated with famines over feasts in the past but the country is now the "lion of Africa" enjoying rapid economic growth. Despite this, per capita income remains some of the lowest in the world and nowhere is this contrast more apparent than in the sprawling capital of Addis Ababa, where sub-Saharan Africa's first metro train network is nearing completion.