Dog Meat Hotpot
November 13th, 2006 by MarkThe most amazing part is that the restaurant advertises the fact that it’s dog meat. C’mon, check out foodtube’s live journal. You know you’re curious.
Everyone knows how English people are sentimental about dogs. Given the choice to either contribute to a charity for the homeless or to one for homeless dogs, a significant majority of the public opted for the latter. The idea of eating them seems to actually offend people who never think twice about eating other meat. During the 2002 world cup people actually went over to Seoul to protest about it.
I don’t see anyone protesting about the eating of bacon, though pigs seem to be in every way more intelligent than dogs. Besides that I’ve never been attacked, threatened or snapped at by a pig.
So when I met up with my ex-girlfriend last week and she mentioned a place that served dog meat I insisted that she take me there so I could try it. The restaurant was tiny and down a series of backstreets.
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Dog Meat Hotpotfrom foodtube
November 13th, 2006 at 8:29 pm
Back in my meat-eating days I have to admit I did sample the forbidden goods of dog meat hotpot (here in Taiwan, no less). It’s supposed to be quite the healthful tonic, particularly in winter. They say black dogs are best. (Like black chickens are what they use in chicken soup tonics here).
November 13th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
When I used to live in China there was a place not far from where I lived where they would either have a black dog in a cage or piles of meat laid out on a table. I never saw them actually kill the dog though (thankfully).
It was quite common to see restaurants with 狗肉 (dog meat) in large characters on the window. I never had a desire to try it.
November 14th, 2006 at 3:03 am
I’ve always wanted to try it “Chinese” style. The one Korean variation I’ve tried was too dry and not very good.
November 14th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
I have no problem with dogmeat. They are just animals afterall. However in Korea dogs are beaten with a stick until they die. Apparently this is done to tenderize the meat.
I witnessed this myself on a regular basis a few years ago when I was working across the street from a dogmeat restaurant - kennels were on the roof and the view out of my office window at night was dogs getting beaten - had to close the window so I couldn’t hear the dogs howling.
When/if Koreans stop beating dogs before cooking them, I’ll give it a try. Until then I ‘ll stick to beef.
November 14th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
When I first saw the sign “狗不理包子” I thought it must mean “No dog in our buns.” I was told later it was “Even a Dog wouldn’t eat it” brand of steamed buns. I think it’s a well known brand. Picture of sign central Beijing in China section here.
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November 14th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
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November 15th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
I totally agree with the assessment of 狗不理包子, having had the misfortune to spend a year in Tianjin.
As for dog meat, it’s nothing special to be advertised openly over here. Doesn’t mean all that many people eat it, though. Still, I did see, down one street that served as a meat market (in the literal sense, I should emphasize), several dog carcasses on the side of the road in various stages of being butchered. But that was in Changsha.
November 17th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
I actually like the genuine 狗不理 baozi, although the ones you can buy in the chain stores all around China aren’t anything special. I’m not sure if they’re actually worth going to Tianjin for but the ones I ate in the upscale 狗不理 restaurant were fantastic. They make a really good black pepper soup too.
At least as far as the menu in the main restaurant claimed, the name 狗不理 doesn’t have anything to do with dogs or dog meat. They claimed that the guy who “invented” the baozi was nicknamed 狗 and would become so self-absorbed in his work that he would tune out everyone and everything. (不理别人)
Then again, maybe that is the cleaned up PR version and the original name actually does come from some sordid story involving steaming 狗肉 in the back alleys of Tianjin.
November 18th, 2006 at 1:01 am
Well, some people keep pet pigs, and I’m sure they get as attached to their pigs as I do with Dodo and Percy. As long as I keep eating bacon, I really have no good reason to rail against the dog eaters as inethical.
I can’t promise that I won’t think worse of you though, just as somebody with a pro-dog bias.
May 5th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
The calous, unfeeling manner in which you and commentors casually mention that you have eaten dog meat and/or would like to sample dog meat, etc. and your overall attitude toward this brutal pratice must certainly reflect the blatant cultural differences between majority of Americans and Asian thought. Sure, America has its animal abuse problems, and eating other species offers its own moral problems for animal advocates - but make no mistake, we have seen the documented cruelty of raising/breeding/transporting/selling/grabing a terrofied dog and inhumanely slaughtering it in front of his ‘friends’ - This mentality is a shameful projection of what evil humans can do to innocent victims. Are Asians that hungry? look into the eyes of these beautiful animals, who want only companionship from human beings, show some compasssion. This practice must stop, in the name of everything good - Pain, suffering and terror is clear in the miserable lives of these dogs - Can’t you see it? Please stop.