Comments on: After eating your neighbor’s dog, be careful with the collar http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/ Korea... in Blog Format Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:26:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: James J. Na http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35321 James J. Na Thu, 11 May 2006 17:31:30 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35321 Death to dog eaters! Death to dog eaters!

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35269 michael Thu, 11 May 2006 05:09:34 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35269 WJK there's some genetic thing going on because Korean people have warned me that nakji bokum or poshintang will make me sweat, which it never did. WJK there’s some genetic thing going on because Korean people have warned me that nakji bokum or poshintang will make me sweat, which it never did.

]]> By: wjk http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35267 wjk Thu, 11 May 2006 04:54:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35267 i've heard that "sweating profusely" part is one of the reasons they eat it for health benefits. It has some sort of tie in to the fact that dogs don't sweat. They pant. Supposed to be good for your health in eastern chinese medicine to sweat profusely, under certain conditions. i’ve heard that “sweating profusely” part is one of the reasons they eat it for health benefits. It has some sort of tie in to the fact that dogs don’t sweat. They pant. Supposed to be good for your health in eastern chinese medicine to sweat profusely, under certain conditions.

]]> By: wjk http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35266 wjk Thu, 11 May 2006 04:48:02 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35266 the Vietnamese person said it was sweet meat. I don't know what they do in Vietnam, and I've never ate the Korean version. the Vietnamese person said it was sweet meat. I don’t know what they do in Vietnam, and I’ve never ate the Korean version.

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35265 michael Thu, 11 May 2006 04:47:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35265 In the alley behind Korea First Bank on Chongno (exit one of Jonggak Station) is a mung-mungtang restaurant with a sign that has a story about it by the guy who writes for the Korea Times. I have no idea if it's a good place. If you go up the alley from there and turn left, then immediately right after the dry cleaner, there's another place on the right. Haven't been there either. I've had poshingtang straight up like kalbi and in a stew, and it's just OK, reminds me of mutton, which I don't really care for. Funny thing is how the Korean guys sweat profusely when they eat it, at least the ones I was with. It wasn't particularly spicy to me. In the alley behind Korea First Bank on Chongno (exit one of Jonggak Station) is a mung-mungtang restaurant with a sign that has a story about it by the guy who writes for the Korea Times. I have no idea if it’s a good place. If you go up the alley from there and turn left, then immediately right after the dry cleaner, there’s another place on the right. Haven’t been there either. I’ve had poshingtang straight up like kalbi and in a stew, and it’s just OK, reminds me of mutton, which I don’t really care for. Funny thing is how the Korean guys sweat profusely when they eat it, at least the ones I was with. It wasn’t particularly spicy to me.

]]> By: jodi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35264 jodi Thu, 11 May 2006 04:41:27 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35264 Sweet meat? I don't think so. I have had it twice. The first time I ate it in the soup form and it was on a date with a guy who did his military service as one of Kim Dae Jung's bodyguards. (Yep, saw evidence...he wasn't just talking big.) He claimed all his military buddies and seniors (co-body guards I assume) used to chow on that stuff during their service. (Guess that says a lot about the sexual performance of presidential body guards here, huh?) Second time I ate it as the sliced meat form. Personally I don't know what the big deal is. If I hadn't known it was dog meat, it would have been just another piece of meat to me and not all that memorable to say the least. Now that I've tried it (and can knock it) I feel I can say that I'll never consciously eat that stuff again. It's a cruel form of animal abuse and seriously, it's not all that delicious in the first place. Not even just a little. Sweet meat? I don’t think so.

I have had it twice. The first time I ate it in the soup form and it was on a date with a guy who did his military service as one of Kim Dae Jung’s bodyguards. (Yep, saw evidence…he wasn’t just talking big.)

He claimed all his military buddies and seniors (co-body guards I assume) used to chow on that stuff during their service.

(Guess that says a lot about the sexual performance of presidential body guards here, huh?)

Second time I ate it as the sliced meat form.

Personally I don’t know what the big deal is. If I hadn’t known it was dog meat, it would have been just another piece of meat to me and not all that memorable to say the least.

Now that I’ve tried it (and can knock it) I feel I can say that I’ll never consciously eat that stuff again. It’s a cruel form of animal abuse and seriously, it’s not all that delicious in the first place. Not even just a little.

]]> By: Ray http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35263 Ray Thu, 11 May 2006 04:36:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35263 I wanted to try it while I was in Seoul, but none of the people I was hanging out with were really down... and they were Korean. It's not like I knew where to go and find a place that serves it anyway. I wanted to try it while I was in Seoul, but none of the people I was hanging out with were really down… and they were Korean. It’s not like I knew where to go and find a place that serves it anyway.

]]> By: Wedge http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35256 Wedge Thu, 11 May 2006 02:43:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35256 I've had poochmeat in the PI as well (found out AFTER the fact). I’ve had poochmeat in the PI as well (found out AFTER the fact).

]]> By: wjk http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35250 wjk Thu, 11 May 2006 01:00:10 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35250 i came to the understanding that they eat dog in Vietnam and China as well. i came to the understanding that they eat dog in Vietnam and China as well.

]]> By: nerdieboy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/10/after-eating-your-neighbors-dog-be-careful-with-the-collar/#comment-35249 nerdieboy Thu, 11 May 2006 00:55:48 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2840#comment-35249 I've heard it tastes amazing, but I doubt I'll be trying any; On the other hand, I'll be with someone who thinks it's just one of those "while in Korea..." things. My dad has tried boshintang before, but he claims he liked dogs too much to enjoy it. My mom can't even digest any meat "heavier" than fresh, lean steak, so she looked fairly disgusted when I just asked her. I agree that there is something culturally considered masculine about eating dog, even if those who eat it don't really believe that it will literally enhance male virility (though some probably do believe that). I’ve heard it tastes amazing, but I doubt I’ll be trying any; On the other hand, I’ll be with someone who thinks it’s just one of those “while in Korea…” things.

My dad has tried boshintang before, but he claims he liked dogs too much to enjoy it. My mom can’t even digest any meat “heavier” than fresh, lean steak, so she looked fairly disgusted when I just asked her.

I agree that there is something culturally considered masculine about eating dog, even if those who eat it don’t really believe that it will literally enhance male virility (though some probably do believe that).

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