ORDERING PARAGUAYAN STYLE

FISH
We ordered fish for the first time and this is how it came! At least it was already dead! It is called Surubi and it has a good flavor.




PORK
When we order pork, this is how it comes. Then we have to play butcher and cut the meat off the bone. Pork is the cheapest meat option around here because everyone raises pigs. Thankfully we all love pork (Ginny is a BIG meat eater!) and I have converted several of our chicken and beef recipes into pork recipes. Our guests asked if it was hard to butcher a pig. Jeff’s reply, “Anyone can butcher anything if they put their mind to it. It’s not like brain surgery.”

Ginny LOVES pork and doesn't let the fact that she has been missing her front teeth for over a year now stop her from eating.


(The other things we make our guest do...help carve pork and try local foods)


We sometimes order a whole (baby) pig to put on the grill.

ENROLLADO

This is something we don’t order. This was given to us by a thankful patient. It is pig parts wrapped in (hairy) pig skin. It is tied with a sting and then boiled. It has a very chewy, interesting taste. I’ll just make you think we are good missionaries and ate it all up with smiles on our faces....I won’t tell you what I made for a “back-up” meal.

BLOOD SAUSAGE
We don’t order this either, but another patient blessed us with this. It is blood sausage and it is made with pig parts, fat, and blood mixed together and stuffed in the intestine. My kids actually love this, but we adults have a hard time swallowing it!