User talk:Daesung

Dog meat

I deleted the section as I am new to wikipedia and still learning, so I apologize. I still propose the whole section to be removed because it doesn't belong in "korean food" or "korean cuisine" section. The topic of dog meat itself is controversial in Korea. I just came back from Korea and there were ads all over subway to fight eating of dog meat. You say that it is "widely available" and "some people eat dog meat", but what is the definition of "widely available" or "some people"... To me, widely available is McDonalds in US. So, unless you can prove that dog meat restaurants are as prevalent in Korea as McDonalds in US, "widely available" is your opinion and "some people" is meaningless. You may live in Korea and there maybe two dog meat restaurants in your block, who knows. But that doesn't justify the wording of "widely available" of dog meat in whole Korea. When discussing "Korean Food", you are discussing the culture and life of Koreans and putting dog eating as a section of "Korean Food" gives wrong notion that it is "widely available" and "widely accepted". I am Korean and huge huge dog lover and I'm ashamed that there are Koreans out there that eat dogs, just as I'm sure there are Chinese that are ashamed some of their own eat cats, and Canadiens that are ashamed that there are Canadiens that do barbaric act of killing baby seals for living. The proposal is because dog meat is controversial and is not a representation of Korean culture like the other foods listed. It's only purpose is to draw more controversy and if cat and dog eating isn't in Chinese food section, or other nation's controversial practices aren't listed as "widely available", why is dog consumption listed in Korean food which represents the pride of Korean culture. If i can't just remove it, let me know what i'm suppose to do. If you want to talk about the controversy of dog meat, there's section on wikipedia dedictated to dog meat. -Brandon --— Preceding unsigned comment added by Santaria360 (talk • contribs)

I never once mentioned anything remotely about hiding the fact that some Koreans eat dogs; in fact, the knowledge of it has increase pressure against it and controversy against the practice in korea for good. What i'm trying to say is that Korean food is a huge representation of Korean culture. If you are Korean like you say, you very well know that Korea has rich food culture that takes long time and effort to make and that certain regions brag about their special dishes, special variations, and that some restaurants are given mudunghwa as a symbol to put on their door to show that their are exceptional. Food represents region and it's people so much so that when Japanese wanted to give dolsot bibimbop it's native name, there was uprising of protest as we don't rename sushi, pizza, and spaghetti; Koreans felt Japanese had no right to rename a Korean tradition. With that said, Korean food is something that people of Korea are proud of because it's usually our first representation of our culture to outsiders and while dog eating does exist in Korea, it should not represent the rich korean food heritage as it is view as a shameful practice by many koreans and it's controversial throughout the world. Like i've said before, this isn't about hiding the fact that some Koreans eat dogs. I think it's already too widely known and made fun of for that to happen. What this is about is that Korean cuisine is representation of us and consumption of dog meat is controversial and shameful act that doesn't represent the united Koreans. It does not belong in this section, it belong in the dog meat section where people are free to critcize as much as they want. This page should be a representation of our culture and section about dog meat does not belong. --Santaria360 05:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Represents you, not me

You are pretty good at English and i'm not sure if you've lived in United States or not. I'm actually living in US; I once lived in part of US where there were no Korean restaurant and very few Korean people. Most people there have never even heard of kimchi, yet they all know that Koreans eat dogs, even little 10 year olds often ask me if i eat dogs. Is that the representation of our food culture you want the rest of the unfamiliar world to have? If you eat dogs and like it, then that's you and your friend, but that's not me nor is that my definition of Korean food. So, what gives you the right to include something that's controversial and doesn't represent huge portion of the population? You my friend, are my embarrasment to rest of the world.

Dog

Hello, should gaeju be added to Korean cuisine or Korean wine? Also, should Kim Il-sung's consumption of dog meat be added? Badagnani 05:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I think 개주 would be a good addition to Korean wine. I'm not sure if Kim Il-sung's consumption of Dog meat is important to the article. Thanks for asking.Daesung 05:29, 8 March 2007 (UTC)