Michael wrote:

> "Gerry" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
>>In article >, Michael
> wrote:
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>>>I've had guinea pig in South America, dog in Korea, raw horse in France
>>>
> and
>
>>>Japan, whale in Japan, and God knows what it was in China. It is all
>>>protein. My pigs would eat a live chicken in a heart beat and I'm sure
>>>
> they
>
>>>would have made short work of me if I had a heart attack in their pen.
>>>
>>Horses will eat their own excrement when starving. That doesn't make
>>it desirable. I've eaten some stuff that made me squeamish, however
>>rarely. I think I'd find something else on the menu if there was dog,
>>cat, or any other domesticaed animal as the bill of fare.
>>
>
> Japan and Korea tend to have restaurants that specialize in a particular
> animal. Crab, fugu, or whatever. Your business associates take you to a
> dog restaurant and guess what...you're going to be eating dog. By the way
> pigs, chickens and steers are also domesticated animals.
>
> Oh, yea a snake blood cocktail in Hong Kong is also a real treat. The only
> item I balked at was fish eyes. Just couldn't handle it and told my host
> that I wasn't worthy of the honor. He took the hint and wolfed it down.

Well put, since it is the guest of honor who is suppose to eat the eyes.
I've done it once, no biggie. Not all that flavorful.

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Dan