It is also said that dog meat can strengthen yang, so dog meat is generally one of the foods often eaten in winter.
It should be said that the ancients ate dog meat, at least in the folk eating habits, there was no very strict taboo on dog meat.
People in the Han Dynasty like to eat dog meat, which is as common as pork in the market.
But since the Tang and Song Dynasties, dog meat is no longer the daily meat of China people, and people occasionally eat dog meat.
And people who eat dog meat are usually marginalized.
One of Shi Ning's Ten Dog Pictures
So who was eating dog meat after Tang and Song Dynasties?
There are three famous people. One is Lu in Water Margin. "Water Margin" wrote-
Lu was drinking in a hotel and asked the owner, "What is meat? Have a plate. " The shopkeeper said, "Some beef has come early and has been sold out." However, Shen Zhi suddenly smelled a burst of meat. When he walked out of the clearing, he saw a dog cooking in a casserole by the wall. Lu Shenzhi said, "You saw dog meat at home, why didn't you sell it to me?" The shopkeeper said, "I'm afraid you are a monk. If you don't eat dog meat, I won't ask you." Shen Zhidao: "This is cudgel's money!" He touched the silver and handed it to the shopkeeper and said, "You can sell me half." The shopkeeper quickly took half a piece of cooked dog meat, mashed some garlic and put it in front of Shen Zhi. Shen Zhi was overjoyed. He pulled dog meat with his hand, dipped in garlic and ate more than a dozen bowls of wine in a row.
One of ten pictures of dogs in Lang Shining.
Another monk who likes to eat dog meat is Jigong.
There are many places in the secular novel Continued Biography of Qi Huangong in Qing Dynasty where Qi Huangong ate dog meat. For example, there is such a plot-
I saw all the eunuchs running in and saying, "The paladin has arrived." I can't say anything, but I see that the same eunuch of the emperor has entered the pavilion. At this time, Jigong put a large piece of dog meat with tendons between his teeth, but he couldn't get in or out. When he saw the emperor coming, he couldn't spit it out or swallow it. He had to dig his cheek with a carp nailed with palladium, drag a piece of dog meat with tendons and meat out of his mouth, throw it underground, and stand up to meet the holy driving.
One of ten pictures of dogs in Lang Shining.
Another celebrity who likes to eat dog meat is Zheng Banqiao, a great painter in Qing Dynasty. There is a story of "Zheng Banqiao eating dog meat" in the note novel "Qixia Pavilion Riding Wild" in the late Qing Dynasty-
Zheng Banqiao, a scholar in Zheng Xinghua, was good at calligraphy and was also an official. Zhu Lan, in particular, was a brilliant man. Strange sex, love to eat dog meat, that is, its taste is particularly beautiful. Those who sell husbands and animals and those who cook dog meat need to report on them. Dajia, a wealthy businessman, doesn't care about his daughter. At that time, there was a salt merchant in Yangzhou who asked Banqiao to write a book. Although I bought several pieces, I finally had no money to solve them.
One day, the Banqiao went a little further and heard the beautiful piano sound. Looking down the sound, you will find a big yard in the bamboo forest, which is quite elegant and clean. Getting started, I saw a man with an ancient beard sitting on the drum piano and a boy cooking dog meat. Banqiao was overjoyed and suddenly said to the old man, "Do you also like dog meat?" The old man said, "This is the best taste. If you know the taste, please have a taste. " These two people don't know their names. They took part in the grand prix. Banqiao saw his plain wall and asked him why there was no calligraphy and painting. The old man said, "None of them are good. Although Zheng Banqiao is famous here, I have never seen his calligraphy and painting. I don't know if it's good? " Zheng Banqiao smiled and said, "You know Zheng Banqiao, so I know. Can you draw a picture for your son? " The old man said, "Good." Then some papers were produced.
Banqiao waved his hand one by one, and the old man said, "You can sign it." Banqiao said, "Why did you name this salt merchant?" The old man said, "When I took this name, a businessman was not born. What are the disadvantages of the same name? The clear is clear, and the turbid is turbid. " Banqiao paid the money and left.
The next day, the salt merchant gave a banquet and invited Banqiao to come. Even his own paintings and calligraphy are hung on the wall, and they were all made by the old man yesterday. Only then did I know that the old man was made by a salt merchant and cheated by the old man, but there was no such thing.
One of ten pictures of dogs in Lang Shining.
In the above three stories, Lu is a Jianghu person. Although he became a monk, he was an out-and-out wild monk and unruly. Jigong is also an alternative monk. Zheng Banqiao, on the other hand, is a down-and-out scholar with the demeanor of a famous person in Wei and Jin Dynasties.
All in all, these three people have the same personality characteristics: they are all a little eccentric and despise secular etiquette. Their behavior of spitting dog meat can be regarded as a challenge to the mainstream society.
After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the mainstream society did not eat much dog meat. Even if there is, it is eaten secretly, so there is a saying that "dog meat is not served".
Some people even think that eating dog meat will have bad karma. In the Qing Dynasty, I wrote several stories about eating dog meat, and I also told them-
One: "Fengjing Town has both Shen and Shen, so eating dog meat is good. Killing dogs in life is nothing. Gan Long Bingzi is 20 years old, and Shen Bao is very ill. In a coma, he saw a group of dogs fighting around the bed and calling for help. When I died, I jumped under the bed, supported my hands on the ground, and yelled a few times. "
Secondly: "Liu Cai, a native of nanxiang town, Jiading, came from Pudong to live in Baihe Temple and once killed dogs here. In late spring, he killed a dog, put it in a jar, puffed it with water and depilated it. However, the dog head suddenly stood up, bit his arm with all his strength, and then entrusted it to the ground, crying with pain. Still stick it, the teeth are as hard as cast, and I can't get up until I die. "
Third: "People with Cao Shengyuan in the south of Li Gang often kill dogs. One day, the dog jumped high in the basin, bit Yuan Pin and festered. In February and March, it cried day and night, but it died. "
Of course, I don't agree with this absurd theory of karma. But the reason why these stories were circulated and recorded by literati is undoubtedly a reflection of social concepts at that time.
In other words, according to the mainstream concept of society at that time, it was immoral to kill dogs and eat dog meat.