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WORLD, Page 57World NotesNUTRITIONMan Wants To Bite Dog
Want canine with your kimchi? You bet, said 61% of Korean men
polled on whether they ate dogmeat. That's a problem, though:
during the Seoul Olympics last year, the government cleared dogmeat
sellers out of downtown and implored people to refrain from
feasting on Fido. The campaign was aimed mainly at polishing
Korea's image among visiting foreigners but also reflected unease
among some officials that dog eating was declasse for a world-class
country.
But Koreans refuse to give up the practice. Nearly 82% of those
surveyed oppose the save-the-dog campaign. Dogmeat is widely
thought to have aphrodisiac powers, which may explain why it is
prized by the older generation: 61% of those in their 40s admit to
eating it, vs. 28% in their 20s. A health official said the
government still discouraged eating dogmeat, but was planning no
renewed crackdown.