A Self-Cannibalizing Ham

Speaking of cuts of meat, here is another in an ongoing series of images of self-cannibalizing pigs. Thanks to Angela in Alaska for this creepy "ham," which perhaps brings the pork and the pig too close together. Perhaps that's not a bad thing, however, since English is the language that has separated the meat from the animal, a process that dates back to the Norman invasion, interestingly enough. These days the distancing obviously goes way beyond the linguistic, as very few Americans ever see a live pig anymore.

A Sacrifice for Human Culinary Pleasures

Here's another image my friend Sean found for me, an advertisement for sausages from Auvergne. I'm not quite sure what to make of this, other than to say that it is a bit on the disturbing side in the way it presents the relation between cochon and saucisson. I guess that's the French for you... You can find a contemporary picture of said dry sausage from Auvergne here.