Serving a dish of man's best friend
Despite social taboos about eating dog meat, its consumption in parts of Thailand is a tradition that's still thriving
- Published: 21/01/2012 at 03:39 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Consumption of dog meat is tied to traditional beliefs and old habits despite being a social taboo in many areas of Thailand.
‘‘Thit Cho’’ restaurants in Vietnam offer a wide variety of dog meat dishes.
In parts of Chiang Mai, gaeng shadow is a northern delicacy equivalent in popularity but superior in taste, according to some food critics, to shark's fin soup.
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- Writer: Nauvarat Suksamran and Anurat Thepthong
