bull, Cambodians eat dog meat as long as I could remember. Lon Nol soldiers often threw a party feasting on dog meat and toad palm beer aka Teuk Snouk sou every weekend. we ate dog meat during the Democratic Kampuchea. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Traditionally, Khmer people don't eat dog meat. Dogs were safe in > Cambodia. However, in the past decades, the influx of immigrants from > Vietnam and Vietnamese invading forces (North Vietnamese, South > Vietnamese, Viet Cong, etc..) have changed such a tradition. > > Since the installation of Vietnamese backed government, many > Cambodians have learned more about Vietnamese culture and food and at > the present time millions of Vietnamese have been settling > in Cambodia; therefore, dog meat is commonly eaten in many Vietnamese > communities in Cambodia. Copying from Vietnamese, some Cambodians do > eat dog meat. > > A few people have told me that it's bad for Cambodia when more dogs > are missing; it the sign that more Vietnamese are now settling in. A > strange measurement, indeed, to measure Vietnamese illegal immigrants. > They may be right. > > -------------- > > *Vietnam* > > *Image:Dog meat.jpg > <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Dog_meat.jpg>* > > Dog meat is consumed in Vietnam to varying degrees of acceptability, > though it predominantly exists in the north. There are multiple dishes > featuring dog meat, and they often include the head, feet and internal > organs. On Nhat Tan Street, Tây Hồ > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Ho> District, Hanoi > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi>, many restaurants serve dog meat, > often imitating each other. Dog meat restaurants can be found > throughout the country. Groups of customers, usually male, seated on > mats, will spend their evenings sharing plates of dog meat and > drinking alcohol. Dog meat is supposed to raise the libido > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libido> and is sometimes considered > unsuitable for women; in other words, eating dog meat can serve as a > male bonding <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_bonding> exercise. > Nevertheless, it is not uncommon for women to eat dog meat.^[60] > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_meat#cite_note-59> The consumption > of dog meat can be part of a ritual usually occurring toward the end > of the lunar month <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_month> for > reasons of astrology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology> and > luck. Restaurants which mainly exist to serve dog meat may only open > for the last half of the lunar month.^[61] > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_meat#cite_note-BBC31Dec2001-60> > > > Types of dishes > > In Vietnamese cuisine there are many ways to cook dog meat. Typically > a chef will choose one of seven ways to cook dog, collectively known > as "cầy tơ 7 món". > > * Thit cho hap - steamed dog meat > * Rua man - steamed dog in shrimp paste, rice flour and lemon grass > * Doi cho - dog sausage > * Gieng Me Mam Tom - Steamed dog in shrimp paste, ginger, spices > and rice vinegar > * Thit cho nuong - grilled dog meat > * Canh Xao Mang Cho - Bamboo shoots and dog bone marrow > * Cho Xao Sa Ot - Fried dog in lemon grass and chili > > > From Wikipedia > > ================ > In a message dated 9/8/2008 11:41:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Around 450 to 500 Dogs are eaten Per Day in Phnom Penh > > Sunday, September 07, 2008 > > A Phnom Penh vet said on Saturday that the eating of dog meat is > increasing. Around 450 or 500 dogs are bought every day without any > checking Phnom Penh City. Some of the dogs were stolen along home by > some naughty men to sell for 20 dollars per dog. Dog meat is not > checked, but pork and beef are demanded to test for virus. There is > RAVIR disease containing in dog meat that can be infectious seriously, > he added. The dog owners always complain about the loss of their dogs. > > HAHAHA! > > > >
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