"How… how can you even bring yourself to eat that? What's the difference between that and gnawing on a pig?"
Leila waved a hand, signaling she was alright. She glanced with lingering trepidation at the half-eaten pig's trotter in Latiya's hand. Beneath the wine-red skin was glistening white fat—another thing she found completely repulsive.
"What's the matter? It's so fragrant and delicious!"
Latiya gestured to the pig's trotter, confused. As if to prove her point, she took another big bite right in front of Leila.
In one bite, she tore off a whole piece of skin from the trotter's surface. It was soft and gelatinous, and she slurped it into her mouth like Jell-O. A look of pure, blissful satisfaction spread across her face as she chewed.
With the skin torn away, the trotter's underlying bone structure was completely exposed. Its surface was coated in a sticky, fatty substance, and even the joints connecting the bones were clearly visible.
