Effectiveness
of dog meat
1. The Medical Effectiveness of Dog Meat
According to the Chinese medical encyclopedia, Bonchogangmog written by
Lee, Si-Jin in 1578 during the Myeong dynasty and Korean medical
encyclopedia, Dongeuibogam written by a famous Korean medical doctor, Her,
Joon in 1613 during the Chosun dynasty, the medical effectiveness of dog meat
is described as follows. The character of dog meat is warm with a salty and
sour
taste. It comforts the digestive systems, such as small and large intestines,
strengthens our stomach, supplements marrow to warm our knees and waist,
and raises vigor to make men virile when bodies are fatigued and damaged, it
can
help keep bodies healthy, and circulate the blood smoothly. In quality,
yellow
furred dog is best, followed by black furred dog, and finally white furred
dog. Yellow furred dog is good for men and black furred dog for women.
As dog meat emits heat, one who suffers from fever shouldn't eat dog meat.
Also as garlic
emits heat, eating dog meat with garlic heightens heat excessively.
So eating dog meat with garlic is not good. Roasting dog meat can cause
diabetes.
2. Nutritional Value of Dog Meat
Dog meat contains high-quality protein. When dog meat is boiled, its fiber
becomes loose, which is
good for digestion. So eating pork in summer season
sometimes causes digestive problems, but dog meat doesn't do any harm, and
its fat can be digested severaltimes more easily than beef. The fat contains a
its fat can be digested severaltimes more easily than beef. The fat contains a
lot
of unsaturated fatty acid with little cholesterol, which is preventive for high
blood
pressure and arteriosclerosis.
The nutritional value of dog meat and Bosintang(dog meat soup) (in 100g)
Ingredient
|
Unit
|
Dog meat (raw)
|
Bosintang
|
Energy
|
Cal
|
26.2
|
116.7
|
Water
|
%
|
60.1
|
|
Protein
|
g
|
19.0
|
8.4
|
Fat
|
g
|
20.2
|
7.9
|
Sugar
|
g
|
0.1
|
3.4
|
Fiber
|
g
|
0
|
0.7
|
Ash
|
mg
|
800
|
1.4
|
Calcium
|
mg
|
9
|
39.5
|
Phosphorous
|
mg
|
168
|
91.9
|
Iron
|
mg
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
Sodium
|
mg
|
72
|
247.9
|
Potassium
|
mg
|
270
|
289.5
|
Vitamin
|
|
|
|
A(retinol)
|
µg
|
12
|
131.8
|
β-Caroteine
|
µg
|
|
762.5
|
B1
|
mg
|
0.12
|
0.08
|
B2
|
mg
|
0.18
|
0.11
|
Niacin
|
mg
|
1.9
|
1.2
|
C
|
mg
|
3
|
11.8
|
Cholesterol
|
mg
|
44.4
|
17.2
|
Cholesterol content of meat(100g of meat per mg)
Meat
|
Content
|
Bone
of ox
|
2,247.5
|
Yolk
of egg
|
1,280.7
|
Lung
of pig
|
438.6
|
A
small kind of octopus
|
120.1
|
Flatfish
|
93.7
|
Tuna
|
82.4
|
Duck
meat
|
77.6
|
Chicken
|
72.6
|
Pork
|
65.2
|
Sirloin
of Korean cow
|
64.2
|
Mackerel
|
63.7
|
Pork
back meat
|
55.3
|
Powdered
milk
|
46.7
|
Dog
meat
|
44.4
|
3. The Reason for Eating Dog Meat on Bognal(the onset of dog days)
As dog meat has the character of raising warmth, it can be had on the onset
of
dog days to promote perspiration.
4.
Cuisine of Dog Meat in the Era of Chosun Dynasty
During the Chosun dynasty, dog meat was consumed in soup, steamed,
roasted or fried, with added spice, in sausage, as wine, as a cane, as a jerky
and
boiled. When Gaejangkuk is boiled, perilla purple are put in, not leaves of
perilla. Dongahgaezim is made by cutting off
the top of a wax gourd and
scooping
out its contents. Then dog meat is put into it, the top is put back on,
and then its wrapped with a straw rope, and rubbed with mud sprinkled with
salt. After the mud hardens, it's roasted over night.
5. Dog Meat-Eating Districts in the Occasion
In Buyeo, Cheongyang, Boryoung, and Seocheon, which are all in Chungnam
province, once the central part of Baekjae, dog meat is served during funeral
service, one's birthday, and Hoigap(the anniversary of one's 60th birthday).
6. Countries which ate or are Currently Eating Dog Meat
Dog meat was eaten or is now being eaten by the Chinese, the Japanese, the
French, Polynesian, North-American, Mexican, Peruvian, Swiss, German,
Romanian, Belgian, the Senegalese, the American, Canadian-aborigines,
African,Russian, Kazakh, Slovakian, Uzbeg, Indonesian, Filipino, Vietnamese,
Thai, Indian, etc. During the France-prussian war in 1870, dogs were killed and
eaten. Meat shops featuring dog and rat meat opened during that time. It has been
said that Taitians of Polynesia, which had been ruled by France, ate skewered
dog meat during independence day. So only half the dogs remained in those regions
eaten. Meat shops featuring dog and rat meat opened during that time. It has been
said that Taitians of Polynesia, which had been ruled by France, ate skewered
dog meat during independence day. So only half the dogs remained in those regions
during
that time.
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