Preparing Luch II. (July, 2004)

When staying with a family in Southwest China, I asked if I could help

them with some house work, like cleaning, cooking, shopping, etc., and

the girl replied: "Why don't you go help my father-in-law kill the pig

for lunch?". Ahem... Needless to say, I was not really expecting that.

Having lived all my life in big cities and being realtively ignorant

about village life, this was the first time I saw anything remotely

similar. I apologize if for some of you this picture is too graphic,

however, it is worth thinking about how the meat that we eat every day

gets on our table.