You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: Leaked Footage Showing the Consequences of the Chinese Government's Response to CoViD-19
These are very heavy and difficult topics to digest. I can't bear to watch the dog beaten to death and animals chopped up. Millions of Chinese people starved to death during the Great Famine. China experienced famine very frequently since the Tang and subsequent dynasties. I am not making excuses but it could be a reason for their unfathomable appetite for exotic meat. Post traumatic stress disorder and neglect carried through many generations.
Well, this does actually apply to many countries that have suffered generational famine. In Vietnam I once ate a large broth of chicken... In that, the entire chicken was in their, two halves of its head and beak, intestines - the lot.
People have to make the most of what they have and often this is justified by calling things 'a delicacy' to make it seem more appealing. Cannibalism was significantly widespread in China, and there are poems and art about it during those times that are quite fascinating and, due to the above, china is somewhat unique in that it has 'learned cannibalism' culture around the nation.
Thanks for your insights. There is another eccentric dish in Vietnam in case you're interested. It's raw duck blood pudding. Scientists claimed this delicacy exacerbated bird flu (H5N1) in Vietnam. I must really get a hold of Scarlet Memorial: Tales of Cannibalism in Modern China. Surely I'll be losing my appetite for days.