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The Uighurs around Kashgar prize the rump-fat of their specially-bred local sheep, and buyers can be seen groping the rear-ends of sheep to assess the quantity and quality of, um, ass-fat. The fat finds its way into various recipes, including as flavoring on the kebabs sold almost everywhere, filling for meat pies, and many other dishes that demand that certain something extra. Here is a fine herd of recently-shorn fat-assed sheep.