Pork sold in Shilllong, the cleanest
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Shilllong, September 13 2014 :
For pork lovers, pork (Doh Sniang in Khasi ) in Shillong which is sold for Rs.240 a kg is not only a delicacy; it is heartening to know that butchers maintain one of the cleanest methods in removing the fur off the pig.
As pork is popular among the local populace, no parts of the entire pig are thrown away and are made in different cuisines like Jadoh, Dohkhlieh, Dohneiiong, Doh That, etc.
Pigs are usually slaughter by stuffing cloth in their mouths with sticks� suffocating it till it dies.
While many among other tribals in North East India burn the fur, butchers in Shillong usually uses hot boiling water.
After bleeding out the entire pig, the butcher covers one side of the pig carcass with a bosta (rice sack) and poured hot water on it.
After soaking it for about 30 minutes, the butcher uses either a halved bamboo or knife to scrap the fur off from the entire carcass of the pig.
According to Bah Khyriem, a local butcher in one of the numerous-roadside butcher shops in Shillong, around 3000-5000 pigs are slaughtered in Bara Bazaar every day and sent out to pork shops in the entire city early in the morning.