Shrink-wrapped pig’s head, Mega supermarket, Guanajuato

A propos the comments on watching the killing of animals for meat, a couple of photos. It is accompanied by shrink-wrapped “maiz para pozole,” that is, hominy for the classic…

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Willing to Kill? Or at Least to Watch the Killing?

Should you be willing to kill what you eat? Is this a precondition for eating meat? Monica Eng doesn’t just ruminate about this but actually turns up to watch cattle,…

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The Guanajuato Livestock Fair (Expigua)

I’m a sucker for agricultural fairs. And on Friday I had a stupendous afternoon at the State Livestock Fair in Irapuato, about a forty minute drive from where I live.…

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