SOCCER: Animal rights protestors

The American blonde in a cage at the Seoul soccer games was holding a sign in English protesting against cruelty to dogs and cats, and the commentator said Koreans eat both. Paul Simon clarifies: "Koreans do NOT eat cats (some Chinese do). Koreans are actually terrified of cats, thinking them messengers of evil because of the way their eyes glow (also for having a good retina?). I remember one time letting some Korean workmen into a neighbor's house in Seoul in 1994. The 3 burly guys flattened themselves against the wall in fright when my friends' tiny kitten ('Spot') ambled into the living room.

Koreans DO eat dog. I had my first doggie dinner there in 1987 when Korean friends took me out for Boshintang (Baoshentang in Mandarin, or 'protect health soup'). I took it as a true sign of friendship and trust. Koreans don't just eat any old dog. The dogs they eat are specially raised. No Korean is going to suddenly decide to kidnap your Golden Retriever and make a BBQ. IN fact, Koreans are often loving dog owners; the indigenous breed, the Jindo Dog, is quite famous. It's smart, handsome, and has a distinctive curl to the tail.

Bridgit Bardot was leading the same sort of anti-dog-eating protests when Korea hosted the 1988 Olympics".

My question: How and where did the expression "hot dog" arise?

Ronald Hilton - 6/1/02