Fat Ethiopian on her Mother's sayings

Growing up, if we would whine to my mother that we were hungry -say after dinner, she would respond, "Well what do you want me to do about it? Cut of my ear and put ketchup on it for you?"
Of course not, Mom! Good God, you only had two ears and there were three of us!

I think, perhaps, when she was growing up in rural Ethiopia, her mother or grandmother would also say something similar. (I also have a feeling they were a lot hungrier than the three of us were after dinner.)
But, maybe minus the part about the condiments.
I mean, do they even have Ketchup in Ethiopia?