I got to know Linh a bit through emails we exchanged about preparing for the party. I also sent her a few pictures of Huong in the USA which Linh got included in the slide show played at the marriage party.
When I heard we would have a small forest pig for dinner I imagined a pig served on a platter at the table.
We were seated and I missed a photo I really wish I'd gotten. At the far end of the table a small scale was placed on the floor. And then a sack was laid on the scale so Linh could read the weight. Up to this point I was only peripherally aware this was going on. Then the sack moved and caught my attention! Seems there was a live forest pig in the sack and it was about to become dinner!
The sack and scale disappeared before I gathered my wits and thought to take a picture. My bad.
When the first serving of pig came to the table it was steamed meat served with lemon grass, ginger and a leafy green. So no pig on a platter to photograph. After the steamed meat came liver and sausage from the small intestine. That was followed with grilled meat and finally soup containing bone with meat on it.
I have to say, just like every other wild animal I've ever eaten, the pork was gamy and not a flavor I enjoy. On the other hand, and much to my surprise, the intestine and liver were very tasty. And the soup was good as well. For some reason the meat in the soup didn't have the same gamy flavor as the boiled or the grilled meat.
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