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An ectotherm (from the Greek ἐκτός (ektós) "outside" and θερμός (thermós) "heat"), more commonly referred to as a "cold-blooded animal", [1] is an animal in which internal physiological sources of heat, such as blood, are of relatively small or of quite negligible importance in controlling body temperature. [2]
The process of making a sausage in a traditional Hungarian household. Pig slaughter is a tradition known in numerous European countries and regions: Armenia (Խոզ մորթելը, Khoz mort’ely), in Albania, it is only Traditional among Christians, Austria (Sautanz), [13] Bulgaria (колене на прасе, kolene na prase), North Macedonia (колење на прасе, kolenje na ...
Andouillette (French pronunciation:) is a French coarse-grained sausage made from the intestine of pork, pepper, wine, onions, and seasonings. Andouiette as served by Le Merciére, a traditional bouchon in Lyon. Andouillettes are generally made from the large intestine and are 7–10 cm (2 + 3 ⁄ 4 –4 in) in diameter.
In some cultures, it's a mealtime staple; in others, it's considered so unclean that there are entire dietary laws and rituals governing what to do if a plate comes into contact with a piece of bacon.
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.
Pigs are extensively farmed, and therefore the terminology is well developed: Pig, hog, or swine, the species as a whole, or any member of it. The singular of "swine" is the same as the plural. Shoat (or shote), piglet, or (where the species is called "hog") pig, unweaned young pig, or any immature pig [23] Sucker, a pig between birth and weaning
Mud is the preferred substrate; after wallowing, the wet mud provides a cooling, and probably protecting, layer on the body. When pigs enter a wallow, they normally dig and root in the mud before entering with the fore-body first. They then wriggle the body back and forth, and rub their faces in the mud so all of the body surface is covered.
French Onion Soup A special holiday deserves a special soup, and French onion soup certainly fits the bill! Ree calls it, "absolutely, positively, undeniably out of this world," as it soaks in the ...