So then Lipok took the headless chicken and dipped it many times in boiling water. There are several reasons for this. The chickens are kept together in quite dirty places and so many of them have different kinds of bugs. So dipping them in the boiling water kills all the bugs as well as helps all the feathers to come off more easily.
The head is kept aside, to be added to the curry. With the beak removed, of course.
