On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 8:38:52 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 06:02:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7:12:06 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:02:37 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 8:51:25 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> >> >> On 4/20/2017 5:33 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> >> >> > It might be that the Mexicans serve refried beans at every meal although making it will take hours.
> >> >> >OTOH, that might just be my gringo notion. What's the real story?
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Bottom line...who cares about what the Mexicans do? Make it as you like
> >> >> it and don't worry about what others think.
> >> >
> >> >I'm interested in the cultural/sociological aspects of the foods we eat. You won't be able to understand a people without knowing about their relationship with food. It's better to know about others than to not know.
> >>
> >> When that famine hits, you'll just eat what you happen to have in your
> >> pantry, without worrying about "the cultural/sociological aspects of
> >> the foods". Those "others" can go sit on it and spin. Right?
> >
> >When that famine hits, I'm going to see if I can bring down one
> >of my neighbors. Excellent long pig.
>
> I don't get it. You have a long pig for a neighbour?

"Long pig" is a translation of a Maori or Polynesian term for
human flesh, which apparently tastes something like pork.
(At last: something that doesn't taste like chicken.)

Cindy Hamilton