Ben Calhoun tells a story of physical resemblance — not of a person, but of food. A while ago, a farmer walked through a pork processing plant in Oklahoma with a friend who managed it. He came across boxes stacked on the floor with labels that said "artificial calamari." So he asked his friend "What’s artificial calamari?" "Bung," his friend replied. "Hog rectum." Have you or I eaten bung dressed up as seafood? Ben investigated.
Perhaps because in the face of adversity, he did not resort to begging or violence, but instead tried to apply his love of reading to make a living? I think he's quite an enterprising young man.
Indeed it is disheartening to find that sub-Saharan Africa continue to be stricked with famine. A lot of it has to do with drought, armed conflict and misguided governmental economic policies, though.
I think the bone you're talking about is the caudal vertebrae.
And as far as I know, pretty much all Asian countries have their own versions of dumplings.
There are no parts of pigs that get thrown away, I'm afraid. Except for the hoof and the squeal, they all go into making Spam!
Ben Calhoun tells a story of physical resemblance — not of a person, but of food. A while ago, a farmer walked through a pork processing plant in Oklahoma with a friend who managed it. He came across boxes stacked on the floor with labels that said "artificial calamari." So he asked his friend "What’s artificial calamari?" "Bung," his friend replied. "Hog rectum." Have you or I eaten bung dressed up as seafood? Ben investigated.
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