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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Brilliant Things About Germany No. 226

That often it can surprise you with the unexpected... even when doing a routine shop at the local supermarket.

Yesterday, for the first time ever I encountered THIS at the cooked meat counter. Apparently it's called "Spanferkel". And it's spit-roasted pig. Where I come from - people tend to spit-roast the other end...



4 comments:

Unknown said...

that is just excellent. and who's to say the arse end is any better ;)

Unknown said...

and just another thought....how would you take the thing home on the bus?

Anonymous said...

What do you reckon they did with the ears?

pjmel said...

Well, Rach, if you impaled it on the end of a long spear you'd pretty much be quaranteed of a seat!

And the ears Cathy?, why - silk purses of course! ;)

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