Bosintang
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The dish, as with all dog meat consumption in South Korea, has become highly controversial in recent decades. There are now a number of significant legal restrictions around the butchering of dogs. According to a 2020 survey of South Koreans, 83.8% have never eaten dog meat before.
Names
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| Revised Romanization |
Hangul | Hanja | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| boshintang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "invigorating soup" |
| yeongyangtang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "nutritious soup" |
| boyangtang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "invigorating soup" |
| gaejang(guk) | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "dog soy bean paste soup" |
| sacheoltang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "soup for all seasons" |
| dangogitang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "sweet meat soup" (North Korean name) |
| gutang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "dog soup" |
| gujang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "dog soy bean paste soup" |
| jiyangtang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "land sheep soup" |
| meongmeongtang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | "woof woof soup" |
History
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Recent status
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In June 2018, a South Korean municipal court ruled that killing dogs for their meat was illegal, though this law did not make it illegal to consume dog meat.[4]
According to a 2020 survey conducted by the Humane Society International of 1,000 South Koreans, 83.8% never consumed dog meat and had no plans to ever do so. 58.6% supported the outright ban of its consumption, with 57% of people responding that it had a negative impact on international perceptions of South Korea.[5]
On January 9, 2024, the South Korean parliament passed a law prohibiting the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption which will take effect in 2027 following a three-year grace period.[6]
Controversy
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See also
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