The custom of Kaiping dog meat

As the saying goes, "eating dog meat will be delicious." Dog clubs prevail in Kaiping rural areas. When a dog of a certain family grows up, dog lovers will chip in to buy the dog, knock it out, bleed it, take out its internal organs, remove its hair, roast it with slow fire until it is golden brown, wash it and cut it into pieces, fry it in oil, add ginger, sugar, wine and other condiments and dog blood, stew it with enough water to a certain extent, then pour in the fried dog liver, put the oil in the stomach, mix well and stew it again, and soon the meat will smell delicious. The person in charge determines the weight distribution according to the number of copies. Call it the dog club. When sharing dogs, if there are children around you, you can get a discount and eat the dog's head and feet.

Although Kaiping people like to eat dog meat, it is forbidden to steam dogs at home, and even containers full of dog meat are not allowed to be placed on the stove, thinking that dogs are filthy. As the saying goes, "dogs don't cook." It has become a common practice for Kaiping people to steam dog meat in idle houses near the village and start a new stove.

People in Guangzhou usually eat dog meat in cold weather, but Kaiping people like to eat dog meat in summer solstice, which is a traditional custom that has been followed for hundreds of years.