Comments on: 복날 (bok nal): the dog days http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/ Pinay, Seoulite, Working Mom, and Wife to a Korean Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Feeding hungry kids in (Korean) schools « Teaching the Teacher http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-183532 Feeding hungry kids in (Korean) schools « Teaching the Teacher Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:29:29 +0000 http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-183532 [...] ranged from the delightful chicken ginseng soup, Samgyetang, which is served on the lunar holiday Boknal, through to the dish I affectionately termed ‘tentacle spew.’  Nevertheless I give [...] [...] ranged from the delightful chicken ginseng soup, Samgyetang, which is served on the lunar holiday Boknal, through to the dish I affectionately termed ‘tentacle spew.’  Nevertheless I give [...]

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]]> By: Betchay http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50704 Betchay Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:11:15 +0000 http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50704 @ellen >> korea has recently started importing beef from the US... australian beef is also available in korea but for them, the best beef is "han-u" or korean beef... it's really expensive! if you go to a "han-u" restaurant, expect to pay 25,000 won ($26) for a 200 g order of beef... for koreans, "han-u" is the best beef (not really sure though since i've had better beef elsewhere)... regarding dog meat, not a lot of koreans eat them as much as before... in my husband's family, only his father eats dog meat, and it's also very expensive so they usually just eat it during the summer... last month, my sister-in-law bought dog meat for my FIL and it costs 200,000 won ($200) @ellen >> korea has recently started importing beef from the US… australian beef is also available in korea but for them, the best beef is “han-u” or korean beef… it’s really expensive! if you go to a “han-u” restaurant, expect to pay 25,000 won ($26) for a 200 g order of beef… for koreans, “han-u” is the best beef (not really sure though since i’ve had better beef elsewhere)… regarding dog meat, not a lot of koreans eat them as much as before… in my husband’s family, only his father eats dog meat, and it’s also very expensive so they usually just eat it during the summer… last month, my sister-in-law bought dog meat for my FIL and it costs 200,000 won ($200)

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]]> By: ellen http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50642 ellen Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:37:10 +0000 http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50642 i stand corrected, i should have posted dog meat not dog food! i stand corrected, i should have posted dog meat not dog food!

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]]> By: James http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50473 James Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:06:55 +0000 http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50473 Goodness, ellen! I hope you are joking. Why would you make such an assumption? I don't live in Korea but I don't think they eat dog food there! Goodness, ellen! I hope you are joking. Why would you make such an assumption? I don’t live in Korea but I don’t think they eat dog food there!

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]]> By: ellen http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50465 ellen Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:43:56 +0000 http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50465 hi, betchay! i'm just wondering why the price of beef is so high in korea. when i watch kdramas, they always mention of eating beef during special ocassions. a vet friend said that korea's cattle industry is one of the smallest in the world. they're also so paranoid about importing beef for fear of mad cow etc. etc. and yet, they have no qualms about eating dog food! why is this so? hi, betchay! i’m just wondering why the price of beef is so high in korea. when i watch kdramas, they always mention of eating beef during special ocassions. a vet friend said that korea’s cattle industry is one of the smallest in the world. they’re also so paranoid about importing beef for fear of mad cow etc. etc. and yet, they have no qualms about eating dog food! why is this so?

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]]> By: algol http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50120 algol Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:14:54 +0000 http://www.buhaykorea.com/2007/07/31/%eb%b3%b5%eb%82%a0-bok-nal-the-dog-days/#comment-50120 never failed to eat boshintang every summer since 2004 hehe never failed to eat boshintang every summer since 2004
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