Half an hour ago I was watching our dinner being slaughtered! In fact the reason that I am writing it half an hour later is that I've spent the last half an hour cleaning the blood off my clothes!!! The cheapest way of getting chicken here is to kill it yourself...so Justine bought a chicken, stood on its feet and its wings and then bent its neck over and cut it - just like that. It was actually all very quiet, until it struggled which is when I got splattered! And I can tell you, I wasn't standing close - that blood can cover a huge distance! I'm still not sure why it is better to do it the way she did it (especially as the knife wasn't particularly sharp) rather than doing it the way they showed on that 'Castaway' programme some time ago, where they hold it upside down by its legs and just pull its neck hard downwards to snap it...I'm sure that is kinder and less messy. Maybe I'll try it one day...
Oh, and next time she kills one, I'm determined to video it...
3 comments:
Hey Em!
Thought since you've been in Rwanda nearly 4 months I'd actually post something for a change! Been enjoying all of your updates though :o)
I appreciate grossness that is poultry killing, I did the same thing to our Christmas turkey once - took an age to remove the blood and feathers! It was tasty though as I hope yours was :o)
eeeeuuughgh!! How can you watch that and then eat it?!?! quite envious but i could never do that!! how horrible! maybe you should suggest the more humane way next time too :-p get my text asking how things were going and about when the presentation for fundraising it likely to be done? you look so beautiful in the traditional wear!! stomach bug sounds horrible too :-s take care sweetie, talk soon, love you lots x x
these news flashes are becoming a tough unreliable - did the dinner make you ill?! .... 18 days to go! Hanx
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