 Bosintang (variously also known as Boshingtang, Boshintang, Poshingtang, Poshintang and
other variations on the theme) is a South
Korean soup having as its primary ingredient dog
meat. It is made from a specific breed of dog that differs from
those breeds that are kept as pets. The meat is boiled well together
with many kinds of vegetables and seasoning for a long time. The
taste is enhanced by the addition of garlic, ginger, Welsh
onion, some kinds of herbs, perilla seed
and hot pepper.
Bosintang first came to Korea from China during the Three Kingdoms
period. Because ancient Korea was a agricultural
nation, and a society had a hierarchical class. The lowest class
people usually were poor, and rarely had eaten meats. So, dog meat
was eaten as tonic food in the hottest three days per year because
oxen were very important necessities in a agricultural society.
 In
South Korea, bosintang is not an everyday dish. People traditionally
see it as a tonic and consume
it mostly at the three days among the hottest
days of the year. Thus, in ancient Korea, the lowest class people
had eaten dog meat and highest class people had eaten very young
hen meat. In North Korea, consumption is said not to be particularly
high during that time.
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