Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday June 24 2015, @10:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the woof dept.

Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town are holding an annual dog meat festival despite international criticism.

Eateries reached by phone in Yulin reported brisk business Sunday during the event marking the summer solstice. They say eating dog meat is traditional, while activists say the festival has no cultural value and was invented to drum up business.

As many as 10,000 dogs, many of them stolen pets, are slaughtered for the occasion held deep in the largely rural and poor Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Celebrities such as British comedian Ricky Gervais and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen have called for an end to the festival.

Dog is eaten in some parts of China but is not a common dish.

Be careful when ordering the 'hot dog.' Incidentally, 'hot dog' is also Mandarin slang for 'cop.' Complex eaters, the Chinese.


Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday June 24 2015, @01:16PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Wednesday June 24 2015, @01:16PM (#200362) Journal

    Eating dog is relatively tame. In China they eat deep-fried scorpions [youtube.com], which I've personally had in ChengDe. They tasted like pork rinds.

    But the Three Squeaks [youtube.com] has to take the cake.

    --
    Washington DC delenda est.
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +1  
       Interesting=1, Total=1
    Extra 'Interesting' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   3