Honesty thread - Anybody here eaten dog?

[lei]

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Being Filipino myself, who knows, from the jokes of the old tata ones .... as they prepared meals on the farms in Hawaii (in the past). Though, being amongst several diverst friends hunters; fisherman from mainland and hawaii, everyone has there own techniquies. Some of which, I may or may not disagree with. Althugh, we can say, in different parts of the world, man has surely found their creative survival or delicious snacks of which we may not easily microwave or purchase from a grocery store.

But rest assured, this one has her dog adopted as family ..........

[Composite 2992]

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Humans are omnivores and either out of choice or necessity have eaten just about everything.

I haven't eaten dog. But hunted my own venison, pork and various fish. In both hunting and fishing everything that leads up to the "kill" is fun challenge. Once the trigger is pulled or the fish is landed, everything after that is work.

As mentioned earlier, dog isn't an efficient food source as you need to feed them protein, and that's a waste of meat. Also, dogs probably evolved alongside hunters and were seen more as partners than vittles.

And as for what I wouldn't eat, the only thing might be canned asparagus. Given the right situation I might even try the cooked insects shown on National Geographic. I figure if other humans can eat that stuff, I could at least try it if someone is generous enough to offer it.

[buzz1941]

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Eaten dog?

Yes.

Not in this country.

[Amati]

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I believe it's the fertilized egg (either duck or chicken I can't remember) before it's hatched and it is consumed. I also can't remember if it's eaten raw or cooked by some method.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut

A balut is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell.

[helen]

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What is balut?

I believe it's the fertilized egg (either duck or chicken I can't remember) before it's hatched and it is consumed. I also can't remember if it's eaten raw or cooked by some method.

[turtlegirl]

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You should have seen my face as I read all of the replies. lol

Dude, I'm a vegetarian. Still, though, I have a special appreciation for "meat fans". Ya know, the kind of person that takes pride in preparing the perfect steak, or filet, or cutlet, or curry conch, or shrimp, or mooseburger, or whatever. The fact that they care is a big deal. Anybody can dump ground beef from a styrofoam plate into a pan and make 'food' out of meat, but the "meat fans" are cool.

What is balut?

[Walkoff Balk]

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I heard you can eat it with Fava Beans, and slurp it down with a nice Chianti.

[helen]

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I know that other cultures eat food that westerners may consider taboo or just gross.

I think it's mostly the fact that dogs are just unsuitable for large scale herd animals like cows, sheep, chickens or pig. Even if you had large tracts of land to raise dogs, you will need high fences that need to be check almost on a daliy basis since they can dig under the fence or try to either climb or make a break in the fence.

Feeding them is going to be problem, they don't eat grass as their main source of food, they are meat eaters, you might as well raise cows, sheep, chickens or pigs instead.

And if you got too many dogs there will be a lot of fights between them for food or mating.

[acousticlady]

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TAT, you are one sick puppy...

[TATTRAT]

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[bittersweet]

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You should have seen my face as I read all of the replies. lol

I have never eaten dog...and don't really plan on trying it.

I know that other cultures eat food that westerners may consider taboo or just gross.

But I can't imagine eating a dog that was originally raised as a pet. Poor Fido!

[kani-lehua]

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nope, never ate dog. but, i think even the hawaiians did?

one only needs to "travel" with anthony bourdain or andrew zimmerman to see what others are eating. andrew zimmerman will eat anything set before him and is especially fond of animal brains and testicles. he likes bugs, too and/or anything that moves. to each his own.

i guess the only thing i've eaten that might be considered a delicacy or exotic to others would be raw crab.

[Sharilyn]

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i'll answer the question this way. some "people" beat other people, torture them, murder them, then eat em with fava beans. so, in that sense, no one can deny/confirm that "people" do what was claimed to be done to dogs to prepare them as food.

While I know there are some people vile enough to commit these acts on animals as well as humans, I was asking if it was a custom or tradition. My old coworker (who is married to a Filipino) claims it is, but he often says inflammatory things in order to get a rise out of people. I didn’t want to ask my Filipino friends, for fear of making them feel uncomfortable… hence, my post here. I do apologize. I realized, when I posted, that I would anger some people… but, wanted to know for sure, so I wouldn’t have these stupid thoughts in my head. Please don’t be angry at me for asking. If I don’t ask, I’ll continue to be ignorant.

have you ever had foie gras? if the idea of force-feeding an animal to "clean it out" gives you nightmares, you had better never let your tongue and belly know the luscious joy of a fattened duck liver, otherwise you put yourself in the category of "hypocrite."

I refuse to eat foie gras. My reference to nightmares is picturing my old dogs being tortured. But yes, I know I’m a hypocrite. Definitely. I’m a carnivore, and I turn a deaf ear whenever there’s mention of abuse to pigs/cattle/chickens in slaughter houses.

god, i really hate this stereotype. i'll say it here again: it irks me that filipinos are painted in hawaii as if we, rabid and savage brown folk that we are, are the sole dog eaters of the world. only in the last twenty years or so was consuming dog meat banned in germany. it is well documented that south korea banned dog meat restaurants to "sanitize" seoul in preparation for the olympics. eating dog is a practice known to every continent in the world, without exception. even switzerland has dog meat sausages and jerky to this day.

i will never deny that there are some of my people who like a bit of grilled fido on a sunday afternoon. some who do this are stupid enough to steal a dog from a country club and slaughter it. what sickens, saddens and incenses me is that there are those who purposely use this bit of truth to denigrate all my people and all my culture, reduce us to being that spooky, wierd and evil "other" and that even more folk, like unthinking, joyfully ignorant lemmings, perpetuate the racism.

I don’t feel Filipinos are rabid and savage! Looking at the history and culture of any ethnic group reveals some kind of savagery toward animals and humanity. I also realize there are other ethnic groups that eat dogs, as well as cats, guinea pigs, and other cute furries.

Again, I apologize. If anyone else would like to berate me, please do!

[Ron Whitfield]

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Not to worry, Jim, there are plenty more and bigger rat to get pics of next time you venture to CT.

Cyn, good post. Lot's of reality to digest, and I'm certainly one of those who live the meat fantasy, altho I deffinitely know and have respect for what has happened to place that perfect slice on my plate.

I've killed chickens, but had no enjoyment of the meal. But enjoyed rattlesnake for years, which I caught and killed. I wouldn't consider snuffing any other critter, personally. I listen to hunters such as Ted Nugent (who simply loves to kill) rap on about the spirituals of stalking and killing and munching the 'fallen', but don't really buy into it.

I worked at the Maunakea Marketplace years ago, selling live aqautics, and freaked when I turned to see a new worker chopped off a frogs head. Not cool. So, obviously I have the typical hypocritical attitude towards such.

I have a great problem with killing domesticated types of animals, even for food. Hate it, and the people that do it. But, I've lived the American dream where we generally don't have to suffer like others, and survival (as we've come to know and love/hate it) is just down the block at Burger Whatevers.

I'd be happy to live healthy without meat products, but meat seems to suit the human body well.

[Peshkwe]

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It's real good luck if the puppy's head floats up and looks at you from the pot.

On the powwow circuit it's a fairly regular announcement for the arena director/MC to tell the spectators to not grab at the dancers regalia, no touching the feathers, ask before taking pictures and keep their dogs on the leash and out of the circle or the Ndn's will be eating puppy stew or B.L.T.'s (black lab on toast) for dinner that night.

Snake is kinda like a cross between chicken and scallops.