Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games. Oh, how nimble Yahoo! News is with their puns!They report that dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs. But why? It looks so appetizing!
Waiters and waitresses should "patiently" suggest other options to diners who order dog, it said, quoting city tourism bureau Vice Director Xiong Yumei.
Dog, known in Chinese as "xiangrou," or "fragrant meat," is eaten by some Chinese for its purported health-giving qualities. Like what, ringworm resistance? South Korea banned dog meat during the 1988 Seoul Olympics by invoking a law prohibiting the sale of "foods deemed unsightly." After the Olympics, the ban was not strictly enforced.
Dog meat is also eaten in other "classy" Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos.
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