Dog meat has fallen out of favour with diners in South Korea over the past few decades.
  • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    171·
    11 months ago

    More of a culture shift. And I think it was traditionally eaten in tight economic times, not because there was any significant meaning or quality in dog meat.

    • lovesickoyster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      118·
      11 months ago

      not because there was any significant meaning or quality in dog meat

      it actually tastes pretty damn good, somewhere between lamb and pork, imho.

      • WFloyd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        11 months ago

        Can confirm, tastes good. This was in Papua New Guinea, the dog was donated to a function to be eaten because it kept killing people’s chickens.

        What’s funny is some tribes will eat dog and not cat, others eat cat and not dog, and they both think the other is weird for their choice.

      • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Fair enough! Lol

        I don’t think I’d give up beef or pork to substitute dog in there.

        I did like the point someone else brought up – raising dogs for meat isn’t economical in terms of the life cost.

        Chickens, cows, and pigs can feed a lot more people per animal life than a dog can. (Female chickens produce eggs)

        Even lamb – they can produce wool and milk (… right? Lol).