Dog meat increasingly popular with N. Korean women

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Dog meat increasingly popular with N. Korean women

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Dog meat is increasingly popular among women in North Korea because the traditional Korean delicacy is believed to be good for the skin, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Japan reported Wednesday.

Dog meat has long been regarded as a stamina food in both Koreas, widely consumed on hot summer days in particular.

North Korea is believed to have a greater variety of dishes with dog meat, known in the North as "sweet meat." South Korean gourmets who have tried the delicacy in the North, say Northern dishes taste better.

"Sweet meat has various vitamins, including vitamin A and B and is good for digestion problems and fatigue," the Choson Sinbo newspaper said on its website seen in Seoul.

The paper quoted a cook at a dog meat restaurant in the North's capital, Pyongyang, as saying an increasing number of women are visiting the restaurant.

"Customers get convinced about the efficacy of sweet meat when they see the skin of our employees and cooks," the paper quoted the chef, Ryu Jong Mok, 47, as saying.

The paper said Ryu also has "resilient and fine" skin.

Dog meat is also widely consumed in South Korea, especially among middle-aged men on belief that it's good for stamina and virility. But women in the South are usually less willing to try the food.

Earlier this week, a poll showed that more than 35 per cent of South Korean dog owners also eat dog soup.

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

Activists regularly criticize the practice and call for bans on eating dog meat.

 

Reference:

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2006/08/09/1726305-ap.html

 

Questions

1.       During what season do N. Koreans usually consume dog meat?

2.       What do North Koreans call dog meat?

3.       According to the article, how many percent of South Korean dog owners also eat dog soup?

4.       Do you eat dog meat? Have you eaten any dish with dog meat in it?

5.       Do you know anybody who thinks dog meat is good for the skin?

6.       Are you willing to eat dog meat to have better skin? Why?

7.       Is it correct to kill dogs for their meat? Why or why not?

8.       Are you pro or anti dog meat consumption?

9.       Should dog meat consumption be banned?

 

 

Vocabulary

 

delicacy  

Something pleasing and appealing, especially a choice food.

 

stamina  

Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance

 

efficacy  

Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

 

resilient  

Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed

 

con톝ump톞ion  

The act or process of consuming; to eat