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To: teevee who wrote (12895)	10/24/2015 12:42:13 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17056

Silly me, thought we had federal meat inspections. "Taste like chicken" I have known some fat pigs.. (among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals. Origin of long pig Expand. Long-pig \| Define Long-pig at Dictionary.com dictionary.reference.com/browse/long-pig Dictionary.com

To: teevee who wrote (12895)	10/25/2015 12:43:43 AM
From: Yorikke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17056

"Have you never heard of "long pig"? It is a flavour favorite amongst some PNG tribes and many other south pacific cultures." This may have been a bit true 150 years ago, but it certainly is not today. Polynesians did not engage in the practice--though human sacrifice was not uncommon in some cultures before contact. Micronesians may have indulged in ritualistic cannibalism, but generally just liked to skewer you. Melanesians have a varied history of it depend in the island group. Mostly it was ritual cannibalism, of defeated warriors. The Papuans have a few tribes that engaged it it regularly, and some that made Long Pig a part of their ritual diet. --Most of those tribes lacked high intake of protein and dining on your neighbor was not considered in 'bad taste'. Given a protein alternative, like bully beef (*aka M&F) cultures quite willingly gave up long pig. Many still eat dogs however. Canabalism, and human sacrifice generally died out by the mid 1800's as the missionary message expanded across the pacific. The upland tribes of papua have been a bit slower in their receipt of the message. But even there its a very uncommon practice now a days.