NewlyMintedThai Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 People passing off dog as other meats is one of the biggest farang myths about Asia. Dog meat is a delicacy in many places, and costs more than pork or beef. It also has a distinct taste -- there is no way it could be passed off as either of those meats, even if there were a financial benefit to doing so. Finally, the thought of butchering and cooking a dog is utterly repulsive to 99% or more people in Thailand. You can rest assured you will not be served dog meat unknowingly here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksuitdandruff Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 HMC Vietnam a few years back. I joked to my Vietnam host that I'd like to eat some. The next day we hopped on his motorbike and he took me to a bar/restaurant where men hang out to drink and eat dog. Couldn't back out so I ate a good amount. It was pretty fatty and salty as it was made to drink with the local spirits, but it wasn't too bad mixed with the sauces and vegetables. Would I try it again? Maybe only if it were a bit leaner and less salty. If food shortages would be rampant, you best believe I'd eat my neighbor's dog...not to mention probably my neighbor (one way first, then the other way if she's a looker but not necessarily in that order). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 People passing off dog as other meats is one of the biggest farang myths about Asia. Dog meat is a delicacy in many places, and costs more than pork or beef. It also has a distinct taste -- there is no way it could be passed off as either of those meats, even if there were a financial benefit to doing so. Finally, the thought of butchering and cooking a dog is utterly repulsive to 99% or more people in Thailand. You can rest assured you will not be served dog meat unknowingly here. Well, there are a few other countries that make up SEA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 People passing off dog as other meats is one of the biggest farang myths about Asia. Dog meat is a delicacy in many places, and costs more than pork or beef. It also has a distinct taste -- there is no way it could be passed off as either of those meats, even if there were a financial benefit to doing so. Finally, the thought of butchering and cooking a dog is utterly repulsive to 99% or more people in Thailand. You can rest assured you will not be served dog meat unknowingly here. Well, there are a few other countries that make up SEA. And the same is true in those cases about the cost of dog meat, and the taste. It would be like someone in Japan trying to pass off whale meat as tuna. It just isn't going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct99q Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Our neighbor's dog ate one of our chickens a while back and my uncle got into a heated discussion over it. In the end it was resolved by the uncle paying 200 baht to the neighbor and eating the dog. Never did like the dog so it was with great pleasure I tried some. The dog was as bitter and nasty bbq'd as he was when he was alive and chasing me. My wife tells me she ate it once when she was 6 years old...I asked her how was it...she replied "a pet"! Not sure if she meant it was spicy or the family pet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I had a hot dog with mustard yesterday, does that count? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Those Aldi S Korean meatballs are the dogs bol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I have had plenty of old dogs in my time, but once a in a while I prefer a change and like to get my teeth into a nice, succulent, juicy young bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 While back packing through Thailand in 1998 I think a few of our gang tried it in Sakhon Nakon. At least I think that is where we tried it. I'm willing to try most stuff and I'm not squeamish, but I've slowly learned that I like some things MUCH more than others. I try a little bit and go from there. Now I just stick with a few simple Thai meals that I enjoy and are nourishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotto Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Lived and worked in hanoi for 1 year and was sure i ate dog there but thats the way it goes was in a fancy restaurant with work colleagues and it was ordered i found out about a week later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I had a hot dog with mustard yesterday, does that count? Surprised that comment took so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phronesis Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Mods... Your call, but perhaps this thread should be moved to Thai Food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Or "Plants, Pets, and Vets". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLinearArt Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I really find it surprising, I worked in animal rights for 7 years and Brits especially - because they usually have Fido waiting patiently at home to greet them - find the idea of eating a dog disgusting and abhorrent, while they're chowing down chicken, beef, pork and lamb at their local.. A cat is a dog is a pig is a chicken, just because SE Asia has dog on offer does not make it abhorrent - I'd not like to try it for the very reason above - but hey, if worst comes to the worst - I need to survive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Speaking of cat, how many here have eaten cat? I have, but it was a rather large cat that is otherwise known as cougar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 They used to sell dog curry bagged up in plastic bags at the market in Pa Sang. I've had it and wasn't particularly impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Speaking of cat, how many here have eaten cat? I have, but it was a rather large cat that is otherwise known as cougar. I think that cat is difficult to distinguish from rabbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Speaking of cat, how many here have eaten cat? I have, but it was a rather large cat that is otherwise known as cougar. I think that cat is difficult to distinguish from rabbit. Pussy costs more, don`t have long ears and they purr when you stroke them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Ive eaten roof rabbit. Thats what she called it, skewered and cooked on charcoal. Thought she said just rabbit, then after she said "you want more roof rabbit." I replied " Roof rabbit, <deleted> is roof rabbit"??......She proceeded to point to a cat! Roof rabbit LOL, I won't forget this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Ive eaten roof rabbit. Thats what she called it, skewered and cooked on charcoal. Thought she said just rabbit, then after she said "you want more roof rabbit." I replied " Roof rabbit, <deleted> is roof rabbit"??......She proceeded to point to a cat! A foreman of mine ate it in N. Africa. He said it was delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phronesis Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Ok...more confessions than I thought. My girl tells me that there are gangs here in Thailand that take "pick list" type orders from overseas buyers and then roam around local streets look for pooches to steal and export in line with their customers' requirements. If you had to select a breed from a menu, which one would you select and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) People passing off dog as other meats is one of the biggest farang myths about Asia. Dog meat is a delicacy in many places, and costs more than pork or beef. It also has a distinct taste -- there is no way it could be passed off as either of those meats, even if there were a financial benefit to doing so. Finally, the thought of butchering and cooking a dog is utterly repulsive to 99% or more people in Thailand. You can rest assured you will not be served dog meat unknowingly here. Yep, would have to agree with your argument there. Edited January 7, 2013 by chrisinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot1988 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 dog, never. but i tried rats before, roasted actually. taste like a cheap man peking duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Lived and worked in hanoi for 1 year and was sure i ate dog there but thats the way it goes was in a fancy restaurant with work colleagues and it was ordered i found out about a week later Sorry, you must be mistaken. NewlyMintedThai says that's just not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Lived and worked in hanoi for 1 year and was sure i ate dog there but thats the way it goes was in a fancy restaurant with work colleagues and it was ordered i found out about a week later Sorry, you must be mistaken. NewlyMintedThai says that's just not possible. He was unwittingly taken to a DOG RESTAURANT by his associates He wasn't hoodwinked by an unscrupulous restaurant owner trying to pass off dog meat as beef or pork. THAT is what I said wasn't going to happen. Cheese and crackers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 dog, never. but i tried rats before, roasted actually. taste like a cheap man peking duck Had rat once in Ho Chi Minh City and it was delicious, better than the dog there. Eaten dog in Indonesia, Hanoi and Seoul, each place cooking it in a different style. Indonesian dog was best as it was spicy, then Ha Noi, cooked in beer and lemongrass and in Seoul was still good as a type of stew, It's not the weirdest thing I've eaten, goat's <deleted> anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeownership Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Ate Dog last year in Doi Maislong. Yes I knew what it was, and yes I wanted to try it. I was told that the more pain a dog is in before it is killed the more aphodisiac the meat becomes. I ate a small bowl full of meat from a dog and the best description of it is very close in text to mutton (aged lamb). It has a stringy meat texture with a stong lamb/chicken leg after taste. As it went you would eat it if Beef, Chicken , Pork or Lamb were on the menu and you certainly wouldnt confuse the taste with any regulary consumed meats. TBH you would probably eat it by accident (if they were attempting to hoodwink you) and you would think it was "gone off" and not eat it. I would not eat it again. Edited January 12, 2013 by homeownership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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