and yes, i tried some. shame on me.
but before you rush to judgment, oh ye dog lovers...
the vietnamese keep dogs as pets just like the western world. my cousins here have a pet pug and a pet chihuahua. and i'm pretty sure no one intends to eat them.
the people here are not eating terriers or golden retrievers. they're not eating labs or boxers. if i understood my new vietnamese friends correctly tonight, it's wild, undomesticated dogs that make it to the dinner plate. your dachshund is safe, as is your precious maltese.
our western minds get the heebie jeebies more from the idea of eating dog meat than most other "weird" foods. i've eaten far more offensive things than this, and so far only one person has called me out on it and it was regarding shark fin soup. surely someone is disgusted by duck embryo?
i dunno...after seeing anthony bourdain eat raw seal and suck juices from its eyeballs, i don't feel so bad about eating dog.Labels: anthony bourdain, eating dog, vietnam, vietnamese food