Do Koreans Really Eat Dog?
Do Koreans Really Eat Dog? I’ve received some questions about whether dog is actually cooked and served in Korea, and I’ve tried to give researched and even-handed responses. To anticipate another flurry of questions, I will say for the record that I have never eaten dog and I don’t have any plans to do so in the future. I couldn’t stomach it.Answer: Yes, some Korean people do eat dog meat. There are a couple traditional dishes made out of dog meat (the most common is boshintang, a stew). Dog is also eaten in other parts of East and South Asia, including certain regions of China and the Phillipines. There are some records of people eating it thousands of years ago in Korea, when the country was extremely impoverished. However, it is not a regular part of Korean cuisine. I’ve never seen it served in someone’s home, for example, but I have seen it advertised on signs outside a specialty dog meat restaurant in Korea. It seems to be popular among a certain group of older gentlemen for its
