Things you don't know about Koreans and Gaegogi(Dog meat).

Some Koreans like Gaegogi (dog meat)? 

Yes.

All Koreans eat Gaegogi (dog meat)? 

No.

[Park Ji-Sung]

Park Ji-Sung did a good job on the field not because he ate Gaegogi, 

but because he practiced really hard. 

Why we had to eat Gaegogi?

Like in many countries in the world, in Korea people’ closest animal was “dogs”.

But to Koreans in the past, dogs were used to be a kind of emergency food, not a pet as they are now.  

[Mongolians]

Mogolian nomads ate reindeers and made clothes and built their houses with the skin of the reindeers that they were moving around together like a family. 

Sad to say, since long ago Gaegogi has been a specialty for Koreans. But you should take into account the fact that historically Korea was invaded many times by neighboring countries such as China, Japan and Mongolia for thousands years. 

Red : China
Blue : Korea
Green : Japan

In hard times, they had to eat their pet dogs to add some protein to their poor diet.  

Gaegogi nowadays

[This is Boshitang!!!]

Dog meat is “Boshintang” in Korean. Bosin, the head of the word Boshintang, means “strengthening the kidney”. So, some Koreans enjoy this food at the hottest days of the year.   

On the countrary, dog (as a pet) lovers do some parades against eating dogs.

[parade]

For your information, we introudce some food that is believed by Korean guys to be good for stamina.

Among them are Gaegogi, the tail of a freshwater eel, the testicals of a cow. But the best is Gaegogi.

I don’t know whether this is bad or good news, but nowadays many Koreans hate Gaegogi and even Gaegogi-eaters.

Eaters eat and haters don’t.

Koreans eat rich food at the hottest days of the year for their health.

On these days, Gaegogi lovers eat Boshintang and dog lovers eat Samgaetang (Korean traditional chicken soup).

At these hottest days, dogs and chickens are consumed much across the nation. Three days in Hell for dogs and chickens in the nation!

Are they really good for stamina?

No scientific evidence, but it may work to some extent.

How to eat Boshintang

[Just kidding...]

If you want to try Boshintang when you visit Korea, we suggest that you ask your dog eating friend for best recommendation.

Some places are really poor.

The idea of eating it is no good in the first place, so you should find a really good place.

When you are served Boshintang, pour spices into the soup and take out the meat and dip it in the sauce. The rest will be finished with rice. 

 Ginseng liquor with Gaegogi makes the person in front of you look 1.5 times prettier.