Thit Cho

So I've finally done it.  In my Vietnamese class, our teacher, Bryn, and I always joke about " an thit cho".  We talk about it so much that our Vietnamese teacher once remarked that after we leave the class the only thing that we will remember is "an thit cho".  Whenever I've talked to other Vietnamese people about "an thit cho" they always laugh.  Some of them like it a lot while others (such as my Vietnamese teacher) will not try it out of principle.

This last week my host father informed me that we would "an thit cho" on Sunday.  So I patiently waited for this experience.  A couple days before we went to go "an thit cho", I saw a woman driving a motorbike carrying "thit cho".  I'm not going to lie, it made me second guess whether I actually wanted to go through with the experience.

But I did and I can now say that I have eaten dog.  It actually tastes quite a bit like deer meat but a lot softer.  We had it fried, steamed, boiled, and in a stew.  Although it was pretty good, eating that much of it was, well... a little much. I think I'm pretty good on "thit cho" for now. However, one of my brother's friends says now I have to try "thit meo" (cat meat) also known as "tiểu hổ" or "little tiger".