From the archive record
Arunachali men clean pig, cut its stomach and pull out the intestines in Ziro village of Arunachal Pradesh. In Arunachal Pradesh,a large tribal population love pork meat cooked with wild mushrooms or bamboo shoot. Here people in Ziro village are cutting and cleaning pork meat,which are first laid out to dry, and then cut and roasted directly over the open fire. While other parts are boiled, no spices or oil are used in the cooking, apart from salt and the natural fat of the pork. Pork is thus obviously the central part of any feast, and is accompanied by bamboo and boiled rice. Pork forms an integral part of the Apatani diet, and the older the pork the better, as many families preserve vintage pork, not only for future consumption but as a sort of currency for gifting at important festiva