Pig Slaughter and Roast

On Sunday, two days prior to Christmas was the day for slaughtering pigs. All throughout the day cries of pigs dying could be heard. I witnessed one pig being put to death, the one that I would be eating the following day. It is very graphic and I don't wish to watch another one die. They take a large knife and stab it and wait for it to bleed to death. After that they put it on a slab where they pour boiling water on it to loosen the hairs so that it is easier to remove the hair. Well, the one I watched hadn't yet died before they began to pour water on it. It was not very pleasurable to watch this occur.

Later that same day I got to try mondongo, which is the intestines of the pig. Needless to say, I did not like it, as they do taste like there had been poo in them a few hours earlier. Unfortunately, it was the first time I had to tell my Dona that I didn't like something.

Even later that same day they began the pig roast, which is a tradition for them every year. Nine pigs were lined up in a row all on their sticks, roasting from about 7 pm til about 4 or 5 am the next morning. This was all taking place about 20 feet outside my bedroom door, so now everything in my room smells like smoke, but it was definitely worth it to see that many pigs roasting at one time...definitely not like Christmas back in the states.

Below are 2 videos of the pigs being slaughtered, if you have a week stomach please do not press play as you will probably vomit. They are very graphic. Enjoy...there are also some still photos that I uploaded to my photos.