An Ethiopian Evening

This evening we went to Post Rondevous (a pizza place) for dinner. However, when we tried to order pizza we were told they had no cheese... so we were about to leave when we noticed a sheep carcass being hung, raw and whole (except for the head). Intrigued, we decided to stay. Soon a 2nd and 3rd carcass joined the first, and an Ethiopian man in a white lab coat appeared with a curved knife, ready to carve the carcass.
The restruant was also rapidly filling up, almost entirely with local Ethiopians.
The man in the lab coat began to carve the carcass with great skill and speed, first removing one leg, followed by side meat and ribs. He and an assistant proceeded to cut the meat up into very small pieces, and, eventually, deep fry it in oil over an open fire!
Meanwhile, music was playing (with a few interuptions due to power outages) and people from various tables got up to dance. The dancing involved a great deal of shoulder movement (very rapid and controlled). It also seemed to be perfectly acceptable for men to dance with men etc.
We did our best to take some photos, but the lighting proved challensaging.
I (Michelle) also had to use the bathroom. I discovered that, in order to reach the womens bathrooms, I had to walk right past the urinals. Also, the womens toilets turned out to be squat toilets, fortunately enclosed in a lockable stall.

Eventually we were informed that cheese had arrived, so we were able to order our pizzas. After eating the pizza, which was delicious, Alexis bravely ordered some of the fried sheep (mutton?). It was served with injera and came in a metal dish with hot coals under the food. It tasted rather like dry ribs, or perhaps like breaded fat, or like a sheep or goat smells... palatable and hopefully safe (as it was fried).

-Michelle, Alexis, Melissa, Jenn, Amanda and Dani