[Sca-cooks] Food and squeamishness

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise:
>  >  I was wondering, has anyone ever served food at a feast such as a whole
>>  pig's or ox's head, or a whole piglet, or, basically, anything that can
>>  stare right back at you while you munch on it?
>
>No, but I'm considering... the local unusual butcher shop 
>(Dietrich's) is currently selling
>smoked pig faces (basically ears, snout, etc.)
>The cool thing about it is that it _looks_ kinda fake. Not edible, 
>but on the other hand, it's
>real but wouldn't gross out most diners.

I occasionally see boned-out pig's faces in Chinatown, either smoked 
or roasted in some way, but they kind of look like masks.

Adamantius