Please note the warning above.

This short thread is a bit of an extension of the "supper with neighbours" thread which involved the cooking of a bit of a snake.

This is possibly worse.

I think the animal concerned might be a civeat. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, you've been warned.

To explain the situation, a few days ago Joy came rushing home to tell me that there was going to be a bit of a party up the road. Apparently the locals had had a bit of a windfall and wanted to celebrate. Rarely seeing the dark side of 9 in the morning I said I'd get there later.

Now, I've lived in the bush for a while. I've also lived in remote Australia and Africa so I reckon I've seen a bit of the way life is. This one did make me wince.

First and foremost understand that the reason for the kill was "food". Pure and simple.

As starters, these little rats would be prepared.



Horribly cosy and endearing, but dead.



Then we come to the main course.

You have been warned. This is not pleasant viewing.

If the snake stuff was not to your liking leave now.

If you like dogs, leave now.

If you like bears, leave now.

Main course;



I warned you. I'm not too keen on this myself but it is the way is up here.

The dead animal is going to get dumped in a barrel of boiling water.




In it goes.




Out it comes and is moved to some bamboo leaves



Hair removed



Till it looks like this. Ain't pretty.



Then they throw it on the fire.



And cook.



I left at this point.

There where, however, some nice butterflies around. Well one any way.




End of story.