Christoph peering through the pig. Photo by Jürgen Schmücking.
I had one of the most inspiring days of my life Monday, watching Austrian farmer/butcher
Christoph Wiesner kill and dress a hog. See video below of evisceration shot by Austrian journalist
Jürgen Schmücking, covering
Pigstock TC and Michigan wines and beers.
We met on Marc Santucci's farm, on a warm fall day, surrounded by leaves, apple trees, and tall grass. The pigs were rooting in an open-air pen, where the slaughter took place.
Mangalitsas, aka Wooly Pigs. Photo by Jürgen Schmücking.
Christoph stunned the pig with a bolt. He explained that it was important to do this with the pig in its natural position—less stress on both animal and muscle, which can be harmed by the ...
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