No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics

DC4MS · 07-12-2008, 08:22 AM

I received this AP newswire story and figured I better warn anyone that was looking forward to a gourmet meal in Bejing next month.
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No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics
Fri Jul 11, 10:03 AM ET

Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games.

Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.

Waiters and waitresses should "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei.

Dog, known in Chinese as "xiangrou," or "fragrant meat," is eaten by some Chinese for its purported health-giving qualities.

Beijing isn't the first Olympic host to slap a ban on the dish.

South Korea banned dog meat during the 1988 Seoul Olympics by invoking a law prohibiting the sale of "foods deemed unsightly." After the Olympics, the ban was not strictly enforced.

Dog meat is also eaten in some other Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos.

Kagehitokiri · 07-12-2008, 12:59 PM

one of the two things i would not be able to bring myself to eat. the other is dolphin. - fido & flipper.

(as well as anything thats still alive when you eat it.)

DCTraveler · 07-16-2008, 11:32 AM

You do know that when you see "dolphin" on a menu it is never the marine mammal that squeeks, it is a regular fish also called dorado or mahimahi, so never fear, you aren't going to be offered "Flipper." BTW -- if you ever see the dolphin fish's only cousin on the menu -- pompano -- it's excellent and easy to catch in Cabo in the spring.

Kagehitokiri · 07-16-2008, 12:39 PM

ah yes i did learn about the term "dolphinfish" just in the past few years. but they do indeed eat dolphin in japan, along with whale, etc. IIRC iceland is one of the few other places where whale is eaten. OTOH i also read somewhere that in japan very few younger people are learning/apprenticing/etc to prepare whale meat.

DCTraveler · 07-16-2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri

ah yes i did learn about the "dolphinfish" just in the past few years. but they do indeed eat dolphin in japan, along with whale, etc. IIRC iceland is one of the few other places where whale is eaten. OTOH i also read somewhere that in japan very few younger people are learning/apprenticing/etc to prepare whale meat.

Uh oh -- when we go to Japan we always let our Japanese friends and clients order and we never see a menu. Maybe I have eaten Flipper!!!

Kagehitokiri · 07-16-2008, 02:50 PM

i wouldnt be concerned, its not THAT common, and my understanding is the taste/texture is pretty distinct, like whale.

07-12-2008, 08:22 AM	#1
DC4MS Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,698 Club: DC4MS.com	No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics I received this AP newswire story and figured I better warn anyone that was looking forward to a gourmet meal in Bejing next month. ------------------------ No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics Fri Jul 11, 10:03 AM ET Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. Waiters and waitresses should "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei. Dog, known in Chinese as "xiangrou," or "fragrant meat," is eaten by some Chinese for its purported health-giving qualities. Beijing isn't the first Olympic host to slap a ban on the dish. South Korea banned dog meat during the 1988 Seoul Olympics by invoking a law prohibiting the sale of "foods deemed unsightly." After the Olympics, the ban was not strictly enforced. Dog meat is also eaten in some other Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos.

07-12-2008, 12:59 PM	#2
Kagehitokiri Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,620	Re: No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics one of the two things i would not be able to bring myself to eat. the other is dolphin. - fido & flipper. (as well as anything thats still alive when you eat it.) Last edited by Kagehitokiri; 07-16-2008 at 12:42 PM.

07-16-2008, 11:32 AM	#3
DCTraveler Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 131 Club: Ultimate Escapes Elite	Re: No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics You do know that when you see "dolphin" on a menu it is never the marine mammal that squeeks, it is a regular fish also called dorado or mahimahi, so never fear, you aren't going to be offered "Flipper." BTW -- if you ever see the dolphin fish's only cousin on the menu -- pompano -- it's excellent and easy to catch in Cabo in the spring.

07-16-2008, 12:39 PM	#4
Kagehitokiri Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,620	Re: No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics ah yes i did learn about the term "dolphinfish" just in the past few years. but they do indeed eat dolphin in japan, along with whale, etc. IIRC iceland is one of the few other places where whale is eaten. OTOH i also read somewhere that in japan very few younger people are learning/apprenticing/etc to prepare whale meat. Last edited by Kagehitokiri; 07-16-2008 at 02:51 PM.

07-16-2008, 02:50 PM	#6
Kagehitokiri Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,620	Re: No Dog Meat on Menus During Olympics i wouldnt be concerned, its not THAT common, and my understanding is the taste/texture is pretty distinct, like whale.

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