Some history about eating dog meat

Dog meat is also called "fragrant meat" or "broken sheep" in some areas of China.

History:

People in China have been eating dog meat since the Neolithic Age. This culture was widely spread in ancient East Asia. Before Buddhism spread to Japan, the Japanese also ate dog meat. Nomads in northern China prefer hunting dogs to eating dog meat. Because these nomads controlled the northern part of China during the Five Lakes and Sixteen Countries and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, dog meat was regarded as inferior food in the northern part of Renye Fang, China. However, southerners in China continue to eat dog meat in Guangdong and Guangxi. North Korea and Vietnam also retain this traditional culture.

Four prescriptions based on dog meat were recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty in China.

Eating area of dog meat:

Dog meat is the most common food in East Asia, but it is also found in other parts of the world.

Asia

China, South Korea, North Korea, Viet Nam and Indonesia all eat dog meat.

There are famous dog meat dishes all over China, but the main eating areas of dog meat are Northeast China and Guizhou to Guangxi, Guangdong and Fujian.

Europe

In the history of Europe, Europeans used to eat dog meat, usually in some crisis times.

For example, in the early Little Ice Age (14th century to19th century), when the vikings living in Greenland suffered from severe famine, these Europeans also ate dog meat.

1870 during the Franco-Prussian War, Paris, France was besieged. At that time, all kinds of pets, including dogs and cats, and even animals in zoos were used as food. The great French writer victor hugo recorded it. There are dog meat shops in France up to 19 10. It is said that people still eat dog meat in northern Paris today.

other

In French Polynesia, a Pacific island country, people have always had the habit of eating dog meat.

In Africa, dogs are mainly used as hunting dogs. Some tribes eat dog meat after dogs die, but dog meat has never become one of the mainstream foods. This may also be due to the high cost of raising dogs.

In some places in Latin America, such as Buenos Aires, Argentina, people eat dog meat.

Characteristics and cooking of dog meat;

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dog meat is salty and warm, which can tonify middle energizer, replenish qi, warm kidney and help yang. The folk saying of Han nationality is that dog meat can strengthen yang, so dog meat is often used as a winter tonic. Koreans believe that dog meat can clear away heat and fire.

There is a legend that associates the quality of dog meat with the skin color, saying that "one is black, the other is yellow, the other is three flowers, and the other is white". However, some people think that "yellow dog is the best, followed by white dog and black dog".

Dog meat must be soaked or marinated before cooking and cooked before eating. Dog meat is suitable for long-term consumption by cooking methods such as roasting, stewing, boiling, stewing and stewing, and can also be made into semi-finished products by smoking and pickling.

In addition, it is said that you should not drink tea after eating dog meat, because tannic acid in tea will combine with protein in dog meat to produce a harmful substance called protein tannic acid.

China famous dog meat dishes:

Dog meat in Peixian County, Jiangsu Province: According to legend, it was invented when Fan Kuai, a general under Liu Bang, was a dog meat dealer at the end of Qin Dynasty.

Guizhou Huajiang dog meat: traditional dishes of Buyi people in Guizhou.

Guangdong Zhanjiang white-cut dog meat: Zhanjiang people's favorite all year round.

Guangdong dog meat pot: popular in Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and other cities.

Bushen soup (also known as dog meat hotpot), stewed dog meat with red dates, dried dog meat, spicy shredded dog meat, etc. In Yanji, Jilin: Korean people have a lot of dog meat dishes.

Common sayings related to dog meat:

Describe the taste of dog meat

"Dog meat rolls three times, and the gods can't stand."

"Smell dog meat, the fairy jumps over the wall", or "smell dog meat, the Buddha jumps over the wall".

"If you don't eat dog meat, you don't know the taste of the world."

Describe dog meat as spicy.

"Eating dog meat is warm, and you can spend the winter without a quilt."

"After drinking dog broth, you can pawn the quilt in winter."

other

"Winter is coming, dog meat is fat": the best time to eat dog meat.

"Selling dog meat by hanging sheep's head": Dog meat was a low-grade food in history.

"Dog meat can't be served": Dog meat is a low-grade food in history.