Every Dog Has Its Day

I think most people in America think that anything running around in China is going to get snatched up and eaten. Do they eat dog here? Yes. And cat and horse? Yes again. But that doesn't mean the stray dog running around my apartment will just disappear one day because someone got hungry. Plenty of Chinese people have pet dogs, cats, birds, etc. the same as in America. I see people walking their golden retrieves and pugs and poms everyday. A lot of the Chinese are actually against eating dog, I guess that's why I've never seen them cleaning one out on the street like they do chickens and ducks. There's usually only one type of dog that they eat. 'Wolf dog' Eric called it. It's the only breed that is good for eating. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, I'm sure in poorer villages in poorer provinces they may stretch the limits a little more on what they eat. I know I've seen pictures of people eating a rat dish here in Yangshuo.

For the past couple of weeks, Eric has been telling me how delicious dog is. Everytime we walk by a dog he jokingly says 'mmmm, my dish.' So, tonight we did just that, I had my first taste of dog meat. And to be honest, it's really not that dog-gone bad. My favorite? Not by any means, but I definitely would have it again, especially after how hungry and dog tired I was today. It's a lot better than a few of the foods I've tasted here. (The piece of meat I'm holding up in the picture is tail). But it's a dog eat dog world out there, who knows what I'll try next.

More to come