‘Fragrant Meat’ Sent To The Doghouse During Olympics

By: Angie Wiatrowski

For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, athletes will have to be extremely careful of what they eat. I heard on the news yesterday that a lot of food in Beijing could test athletes positive for steroid use. Another thing they have to look out for is Dog. That’s right, Chinese restaurants have been ordered to take Dog or Fragrant Meat or Xiangrou off the menus during the Olympics. Waiters and Waitresses have been told to “patiently” suggest other options if someone orders something made with dog.

Apparently the Chinese eat dog for its “health-giving” qualities. Either way, it’s still a dog and completely grosses me out. People adore their dogs around here and treat them better than most humans get treated. I guess it would be the same if someone kept cows as pets? It could happen.

China isn’t the only place that had to ban dog from restaurants. South Korea banned dog meat and “foods that seemed unsightly” during the 1988 Seoul Olympics. It makes me wonder if there’s anything we have to “hide” if  Chicago hosts the 2016 Olympics?

Tags: , 2016 Olympics, Beijing, Chicago, Cows, Dog, foods that seem unsightly, Fragrant Meat, Olympics, Seoul, South Korea, Xiangrou

Angie Wiatrowski is a journalism student at Columbia College Chicago and has been an active journalist since freshman year of high school. She attended Minooka Community High school, where she was the Special Features editor for the school newspaper. She was born and raised around baseball and is a diehard Chicago White Sox fan. Also, check out her blog.

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