Comments on: One Man’s Meat in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand

By: Seymour

Seymour — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:45:12 +0000

The picture was probably taken in China. I have no problem eating insects, the crickets go quite nicely with a few beers.

By: Knitpa

Knitpa — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:03:32 +0000

well.. you are right so many (animal) that we eat in Thailand including wild animals that people do eat.. again if you really pay attention of our culture that so many people that come here due to the war around in Asian and have live here even since are not really thai .. so most of them bring their life style and their believed of how to live life with them.. so i am thai born and raised in Bangkok all of my generation are from Bangkok .. we never eat all kind of crawl and fly things .. the most that i can see that sell in the market are frogs and some rat ( but it from the rice field as i do remember when i was young and went to visit my grand parents who live in minburi ( out skirt from bangkok) but now is including as Bangkok area . i can see farmer take them to the market and sell them as the food .. that we talking about 40+ years ago but that all i can see that kind of wild things to eat and wild pig .. so most of the bugs as ( we call ) more and likely from the poor village in north side and Essan area.. i don’t know now that they still eating as we got too many choice of variety of food to choose from. and beside how people believed as Buddhist believed it not make any sense that to kill other life just to improving your life.. it sad.. we all born and live and died . being human can do more than animal .. if to kill them ( animal) to make other ( human life to live ) i can see it worth it coz we can do more to help other.. but just to make your life better as ( it good for you???) i don’t know that it fair to animal..we all born to do something to the nature so do the animal.. why don’t we learn to live together and be happy .. life is too short for all of us.. just enjoyed to be alive..

By: MEGALITHIC

MEGALITHIC — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:12:42 +0000

Yes, it’s a shame to see people tucking into the family pet. Even more so when you consider than it maybe someones grandfather reincarnated. Anyway, Knitpa, you are right, dog isn’t a staple of the Thai diet. But, there are lots of other things that walk, crawl and fly that are put on the dinner table by certain sections of the Thai population. I’ve seen snake, rat, armidillo, squirrel, scorpions, locusts, moth larvae, water beetles, and frogs being happily consumed in this country. I’ve even eaten quite a bit of that myself and I’ve always been told it’s good for me, it will make me strong. I hear that black dogs are favoured in Taiwan because they are considered to be virile. Bon appetite.

By: Knitpa

Knitpa — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:01:55 +0000

well.. some who eat dog.. if you want to know for sure perhaps you can ask them. but i think most of people who eat dog. they are not originally from Thailand by birth perhaps Vietnam or the border in that area.. that family move to Thailand long long time ago.. or china.. i mean really Chinese back to a few generation and still continues do as their believed ( what ever good or what ever supposed to do for them ??) so sad that now we live in 21 century and so many things to eat and the world is full of food specially Thailand .. we got seafood and fruit and vegetables all year long..why we still hunt pet for food.. not make any sense ???

By: Billy Bangkok

Billy Bangkok — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:37:24 +0000

I would agree the pic is probably not from Thailand but some Thais do eat dog. The girl is wearing a jacket that seems far too heavy even for a Thai person who considers anything under 30 C freezing

By: Knitpa

Knitpa — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:45:09 +0000

It hard to believed this picture is from Thailand. as Buddhist country and animal lover for most part of Thailand . could anyone tell me where this picture is come from seem to me more to china than Thailand..

By: cal

cal — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:23:51 +0000

is it san patong?

By: Fiedee

Fiedee — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:12:45 +0000

Ooh. Argh. The meat is there. It’s well known amongst many. It’s eaten in secret in other parts too, especially when people get hungry and they have very little money. Dogs from Thailand are also exported to Vietnam, apparently illegally. It’s well known too which people in other countries like to partake. No answers yet. Give the others a chance. Wait.

By: Paul W

Paul W — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:06:37 +0000

I would guess Nakhon Sawan? Its just the only place I have actually seen it in Thailand myself.