Activities
Li Bai, Xiao Wang, and Old Zhang looked at one another.
Wasn't the rabbit supposed to be pitiful?
They were eating it just like that!
Li Bai cleared his throat. "Cold rabbit it is, then. I'll skin it and put it in the fridge first. Do you want the hide? I can get someone to tan it for you."
"Mm-hmm!"
The little nurse nodded eagerly. The rabbit was so cute, and it would be even cuter once it was cooked and served in a bowl.
There was nothing cruel about it. Plenty of Chinese people—Han people, at least—thought the same way, though some ethnic groups didn't eat rabbit because of their religious customs.
Li Bai carried the rabbit over to one side, patted the dog's head in encouragement, washed his hands, and went back to the pig's head on the chopping board. He pulled the tongue and brains out of the skull.
He put the brains in a small bowl and soaked them in cooking wine and ginger slices. The pig's head was huge, but the brain was tiny; a couple of spoonfuls were enough to scoop it all out.
Although it was high in cholesterol, it wasn't bad for you in itself. It only affected your health if you ate too much, and it was quite suitable for children.
He put the brains in the fridge for later, then blanched the pig's face in another large pot on the wood-fired stove.
Pig's head meat was really meat from the pig's face, including the ears and snout. It was rich in collagen throughout and suitable for people of all ages.
The tastiest way to prepare it was to rub it with salt and liquor, then hang it to dry for half a month in winter to make cured pig's