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Originally Posted by manaboutown

Flashback Friday: Dog Soup Party | History Nebraska

"Dog Eaters" is an alternate name for the Arapaho tribe. It is an English translation of the names for the Arapahos in the languages of neighboring tribes such as the Comanche (who called them Saretika, which literally means "they eat dogs.") The Arapahos, like many Plains Indian tribes, did raise dogs as food animals, whereas it was taboo to eat dog meat in Comanche culture."

From: Dog Eaters (Dog-Eater)

9,000 Years Ago, North Americans Tamed--and Ate--Dogs | Discover Magazine

We Americans tend to humanize our pets. But in much of the world, our tried-and-true friends are entrees. True. If uncomfortable.

Case in point. My wife and I were visiting relatives in Thailand. One evening we had dinner at an outdoor barbeque restaurant north of Korat. Something called a "Korean Barbecue"--a style where everyone gets a plate of raw meat and veggies, then tosses bits of it into a bubbling pot of stock to cook and taking it out to eat when done. Most of the meat and veggies I recognized. Some I didn't.

But when leaving the restaurant I had this irresistible urge to whiz on a fire hydrant.

Oh well...