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ask for: not the meat, tho?  DB is butchering a pig this week,
what parts should I ask for? I want his family to get the meat,
but I want all the other parts. So far I will get the head,
hopefully split. I've also asked for all the bones, tail,
trotters, liver, pancreas. Should I ask for the skin? Belly? I'm
sure there's more.    1. Click to Upload a photo (10 MB limit)
1. I'm not able to give you advice about the parts that you
mentioned, but I had pork liver only once many years ago. It had
a very gamy flavor which I did not like, and have not had it
since that time. It will needs some special rub or mixture of
herbs to get rid of the gamy flavor.      2 Replies     1. re:
ChiliDude        I've never had pork liver by itself, but my
father makes an old family recipe for a dish that was always
eaten for breakfast - think "scrapple" kind of thing, but
different. I love it, and have noticed no gamy flavor.        1.
re: ChiliDude          i pre