Picadillo de Atún

THE MATANZA IS THE NAME SPANIARDS GIVE TO THE DAY THEY KILL THE FAMILY PIG. IT IS A MUCH CELEBRATED DAY, ALBEIT A SAD ONE FOR ANY CHILDREN WHO BEFRIEND THE PIG. IN PLASENCIA THERE IS A BUTCHER’S SHOP DECORATED WITH ART CELEBRATING THE MATANZA. WHEN THEY KILL THE PIG THE SPANIARDS MAKE CHORIZO SAUSAGES, FLAVOURED WITH LOTS OF PIMENTÓN, WHICH ARE THEN HUNG IN THE RAFTERS TO DRY AND ARE EATEN OVER WINTER. ON THE DAY OF MAKING THE SAUSAGES, A MEMBER OF THE PARTY FRIES UP A