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We all know that in the eyes of foreigners, we Chinese are some "strange" existences, and all kinds of strange things can become delicacies on the table, even the feet of animals that they cannot understand the most.
Whether it is flying in the sky or walking on the ground, or swimming in the water, only they can't think of it, and there is nothing that we Chinese can't eat.
But is that really the case? Especially in terms of eating dog meat, foreigners have the biggest misunderstanding about us, and there is even a special dog meat festival in Guilin, Guangxi.
But in fact, this is their stereotype of us, all kinds of meat are a nutritional supplement for us human beings, a material need.
And the reason why they think this is because some people choose dogs as pets, so they don't think anyone can eat dog meat.
Why should chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, and pigs be eaten? Isn't it precisely because so few people choose them as their pets that there are very few people who speak out?
This is originally due to the different environments and diets in various countries, but with the so-called dog lovers publicizing it, it has caused a lot of heated discussions, and the contradictions between the two sides have become bigger and bigger, and some have even risen to personal attacks.
On the foreign version of Zhihu, some netizens asked: Why is there such a barbaric behavior of eating dog meat in China? I hate that they are at fault?
When I saw this question, I felt like laughing, because people laugh out loud when they are speechless.
How can eating dog meat be called barbaric? Is there any rule, or does it mean that someone eats it alive?
People all over the world eat all kinds of meat, which can only be slaughtered after qualification, but why do they hold on to the Chinese?
Everyone knows that Japan's predator whales, at that time of year, how many whales will die tragically under their knives and forks? But this is the existence of protected animals in our country, do we condemn them?
The murdered whales have become food for their full stomachs, and many of them are even underage, and it is not once or twice that the Japanese have been reminded and warned about these practices, and they have been trying to abolish this custom for so many years, but nothing has changed.
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There are even foreigners who go undercover and compile those cruel scenes and make a documentary, but they still can't let the Japanese understand what they have done.
The importance of the ocean to us humans doesn't need to be repeated, right? But they are still doing this kind of business and killing, why don't they focus on the fact that they eat whales?
There are also many netizens from various countries who are supporting China under this question, and they have also questioned: United States like to eat beef, why don't they say that their behavior is barbaric?
Why these people ask such questions, not to mention Japan and United States, or even other countries, must be able to see the twists and turns.
If they can take a long-term view, then they will find that in fact, a small number of people in the mainland eat dog meat, but it is a very common thing in Korea.
In ancient times, the Korean Peninsula was not very peaceful, and there were often foreign invasions, and we all know that the most important key to the war of soldiers was the problem of grain and grass, so the Goryeo Dynasty at that time collected a lot of grain from the people, but the people were very hungry when they had less food, and they had no choice but to eat the livestock at home, and most of the livestock referred to were dogs.
As early as when North and Korea were not separated, they already had the habit of eating dog meat, because the terrain of the Korean Peninsula is not suitable for growing crops, and the terrain is not good, so in order to survive, most of them choose to rely on hunting for a living, but more dog meat.
Because in the perception of Koreans, dog meat is "fire-like", which is in stark contrast to the long winter in Korea, which helps people ward off the cold.
As we said above, Korea has very little arable land and is not suitable for growing crops, in fact, even the so-called livestock they don't like to raise, because the food grown may not even be enough for people, how can it be distributed to livestock?
Therefore, dogs, which do not need to be carefully raised, have become a source of food for everyone, which is not only delicious but also high-quality protein, but also has great benefits for the human body.
So in this environment and atmosphere, not only ordinary people are eating dog meat, but even all kinds of capital have seen the huge market and have started advertising, so this trend has intensified.
Nowadays, there are about a million dogs to be consumed in Korea every year, although with the progress of modern people's thinking, they no longer blindly believe that dog meat has a nourishing effect on the body, and people's love for dogs has deepened, but this custom has still been passed down.
In fact, disputes between dog lovers and dog meat eaters in Korea are also continuous, but at present, it seems that the effect is very small, and it may not be changed in the short term.
In addition to dogs, cats are also an option for many people to choose pets, but for Viet Nam, they are a delicious food.
Like Korea, there is a part of the historical reason why Viet Nam eat cat meat.
When it was colonized by France, the Viet Nam people were suffering from food shortages for many years, especially during a major drought in 1945, when millions of people were on the verge of starvation.
Subsequent findings also showed that more than half of the population in Viet Nam was malnourished, and in that era of famine, grass roots and tree bark became the only food they could think of to satisfy their stomachs.
It was also at this time that some people began to set their sights on cats, after all, meat must be better than tree bark.
As a result, this relatively widely sourced cat has become the hope of the Viet Nam people to survive, and more and more people have begun to eat cat meat to obtain the protein they need.
In addition to this historical reason, there is also the traditional concept of Viet Nam, the cat is the incarnation of the tiger the king of the forest.
So these two reasons make eating cat meat a very common thing in Viet Nam's life.
Even if you walk in the streets of Viet Nam now, you can still see some shops selling cat meat, and even some stores have cat meat signs, and a small shop may sell hundreds of cats during holidays.
As mentioned earlier, meat is a source of protein for us, because meat is widely available and cheap and easy to obtain, so humans eat it.
Kangaroos are a business card of Australia, but they still eat kangaroo meat, although it may be difficult for some foreigners to swallow the texture and taste of this kangaroo meat, but this is a dietary habit of Australia people, so it should be respected.
Thailand, on the other hand, eats a lot of various insects, because of their climate and environment, all kinds of insects can be seen everywhere, and it is not surprising that they are fine.
French cuisine has always been elegant, but isn't the food they eat also snails and foie gras?
Another point is, what are dog lovers going through when they eat meat from other animals?
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