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Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN2d
North Korea holds dog meat cooking contest, touts it as summer health food
North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has ...
USA Today6y
South Koreans eat more than 2 million dogs every year, but that's changing - USA TODAY
Dogs-as-food has never been a secret, but the world started paying serious attention to South Korea in 1988, when the Winter Olympics were held in Seoul. The South Korean government asked ...
Business Insider1y
Photos: Inside South Korea's Dwindling Dog Meat Industry - Business Insider
Dog meat has been a traditional food source for centuries in South Korea, but it has been falling for years. South Korea's dog meat trade appears to be on its last legs.
Reason3y
South Korea Considers Banning Dog Meat - Reason.com
South Korea's president is considering a nationwide ban on eating dog meat, the BBC reported this week. Pres. Moon Jae-in, a pet lover and dog owner, says ...
CNN1y
South Korea passes bill to ban eating dog meat, ending controversial practice as consumer habits change - CNN
There are about 1,100 dog farms operating for food purposes in South Korea, and about half a million dogs being raised on these farms, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The Salt Lake Tribune3y
Korean corn dogs, a popular new food trend in Utah and across the country, are a crispy new twist on the all-American classic. - The Salt Lake Tribune
On the food truck front, Dippys Corn Dogs, based in Provo, also has Korean-style corn dogs on the menu. Options include regular sausage, mozzarella cheese and a sausage, cheese and potato combination.
Los Angeles Times1y
Dog meat trade banned in South Korea as times and attitudes change
SEOUL — Long viewed by some South Koreans as a food that could revive one’s energy in the summer months, dog meat has officially met its end as a commodity in the East Asian nation. A new law ...
The New York Times1y
South Korea Bans Dog Meat, a Now-Unpopular Food
Humane Society International workers rescued a dog at a farm in Wonju, South Korea, in 2017. Under the new law, anyone who butchers dogs for human consumption could face three years in prison or a ...