Beijing Bans ‘Fragrant Meat’ for 2008 Olympic Games

Travel Blog  •  Joanna Kakissis  •  07.15.08 | 2:29 PM ET

Any Olympics tourists dining at one of the 112 official Olympic restaurants won’t see dog on the menu, the BBC reports.

The ban is part of a Chinese effort to avoid offending foreigners. Chinese leaders have also told locals to smile and not spit on sidewalks. No word yet on whether Beijing’s Night Food Market, a haven for entomophagists, will be swept clean of its fried crickets, silkworms, scorpions and centipedes.

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Tags: Asia, China

Joanna Kakissis's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, among other publications. A contributor to the World Hum blog, she's currently a Ted Scripps fellow in environmental journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder.


1 Comment for Beijing Bans ‘Fragrant Meat’ for 2008 Olympic Games

Dave 07.15.08 | 6:03 PM ET

I was just talking about the dog eating issue with my friend.  China has lots of different rules like the spitting on the floor.  They also have one for burping in public.  I know there food rules are different and they have squatters in some areas.

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