Yes, most of us would not have thought of such a delicacy but in Vietnam, it seems that eating dog meat is “part and parcel” of their daily lives. I believe that it is the same for South Korea. Don’t get me wrong, I have second thought of eating dog meat. To the un-initiated, it is reverting. But part curiosity and part courtesy, I took up the courage and tried a few mouthful of the dish in the outskirt of Sóc Son.
I have not been all over Vietnam but in Hanoi, stalls selling dog meat is found almost everyway. At Chọ 12-19, located next to Melia Hotel in downtown Hanoi, I came across a row of stalls selling dog meat by the dozens. It is said that eating dog meat will heat up the body and believe me in winter, Hanoi can get rather chilly for a “Equatorian” like me.
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