Monday, December 24, 2007

How To Slaughter A Sheep

FYI, THIS ENTRY CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING PICTURES. DON’T EAT BEFORE READING AND DON’T MAKE PLANS TO EAT SOON AFTER.

During Leid Kbir celebrations I got to witness the slaughtering of 3 sheep. Here is how it goes down:


My host dad and brother slicing the sheep’s throat


It laid there for a while, bleeding and…


Twitching.


It’s dead


It’s head is cut off and…


Barbequed to be eaten later.


Holes are then cut below the knee and the sheep is inflated


The sheep is hung and…


Skinned and…


Gutted.


What it looks like before it is chopped into pieces. And yes, this would be our kitchen floor. And yes, I had the same reaction you are probably having right now.

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