What do the Chinese think about the Yulin Dog eating festival?
I can’t represent the 1.4 billion people, of course. Just my two cents.First, I have never eaten dog meat. I will never eat dog meat.Second, I don’t condemn anyone eating dog meet if the dog meat comes from a certified supplier. If a person I know is to eat dog meat from a questionable source, then I’ll warn him or her of the potential risks. But it’s still his or her call to proceed or not.I eat beef, poultry, pork, mutton and seafood. So I don’t and I’ll never regard myself as someone entitled to tell anyone else that any specific breed of animal should not be eaten. I am not able to justify why eating meat of an ox or a rooster is acceptable while eating meat of a dog is despicable. I don’t think anyone is able to justify that.With that said…I’m still skeptical about eating dog meat in China because dependable dog meat supply is disproportionate to dog meat demand. So quite obviously people should not underestimate the amount of dog meat that becomes food without being quarantined. Worse, it is not at all uncommon for illegal dog meat vendors to steal pet dogs.So dog meat that later ends up on dining table may well come from a dog never been given vaccines or even one that is poisoned to death by dog thieves for easy retrieval.There’re ample reports pertinent to the current condition of dog farming and dog meat supply, so I’m not going to list any, but just want to remind you of one apparent observation: dogs to be harvested at many illegal butcher shops are all different in age and breed. Do you think well-established dog kennels produce that many different breeds of meat dogs? Then where do you think those dogs are from?Another thing, torturing dogs before butchering has long been prevailing. This should not be tolerated. Humanity in raising, transporting and harvesting is the steadfast pursuit in the farming industry. Clearly dog meat production are not even remotely close to this goal.So I’ll say that if one day, Chinese people, or people from any country, eat strictly quarantined dog meat that are from dogs raised in well-established meat-dog kennels, transported to certified butcher shops and harvested with respect, then, tell me why that’s different from eating any other kind of meat. Your “dog is pet, not food” argument is laughable. A calf is his/her mom’s baby, why isn’t he or she more important than your dog?
As a farmer, how do you sell/access the market for mushrooms?
It all depends on what you want to do. Selling, unfortunately, isn’t as easy as just having the product ready. However there are a few options that you can do.Sell at the farmers market - every market has their own rules about food handling, insurance requirements etc so make sure to find that out ahead of time.Sell to restaurants - you do have to deal with these individually however they aren’t as bad as they seem. If you get connected with them, they may buy as many mushrooms as you can produce, depending what kind of food they cook. Watch out for “putting all your eggs in one basket”, as restaurants are known for deciding they don’t need as many mushrooms all of a sudden.Get involved with the local co-op stores - there are some people who have created co-op grocery stores and will feature the products from local farmers. Basically it is a farmers market, but you bring what you have (in season if applicable) and they sell the farm goods for you.Talk to other local farmers and see if they are doing a CSA (community shared agriculture). If they are, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind adding mushrooms to their customers orders for a part of the purchase price.These are just a few of the more popular options. As you mentioned before, you can sell online and do a few others, but it will require more work on your part. I do have some more ideas in this post if you are interested in learning more:9 Ways to Get Top Dollar for Your Farm GoodsGood luck on your farm endeavors.
How do i market my bbq sasue.?
i have some friends who have done this on a semi-local level. first they lined up all the resources to (and used them) make their sauce consistantly and have it bottled. then they bought a big "pig cooker" (it's a down-east nc thing) and made arrangements to have days where they cooked and sampled chicken and steak with their 2 sauces and 1 marinade. after doing this weekly for several months, they were able to get their sauce in the regional locations of a national grocery chain and several local "super stores"... they still do product "demos"... you can also make yourself available for chicken/pig/beef (whichever you are doing) fundraisers... you can probably get your meat at discount, use your sauce and do the cooking yourself... this is a great way to get the support of those involved in the community, creating a demand... it also gives something back via the non-profits...
Would you buy homemade organic babyfood at the farmer's market?
You would be better off preparing your own baby food by investing in a Baby Food Mill which provide an ideal way of preparing healthy and nutritious food for your baby. They grind and mill wholesome and nutritious food into a nice smooth puree for your baby. These compact processors grind most products (carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, apples and even meat). They ensure that you have total control on the handling, freshness and washing and rinsing of food product.
What was it like living in the medieval times? (As a commoner)?
I loved the medieval times. I love stories about knights, and dragons, and..Well, everything. But I've played many video games about the medieval times, and watched many American movies about them. And I assume that it's not all its cracked out to be in the movies. Most of the movies show a merry obese man, gorging himself with food, drowning himself with wine..People getting drunk, and having random orgies. Then it shows men with muscles, and clean kept hair..But those are just simply actors playing roles.. What would it be like as a commoner? What about birth? A long time ago, during the time of the colonization of Jamestown, infants died a lot. People lived to their 30s at most, and died. But this was a more civilized time. What of the medieval times? A few centuries before, I assume things were a lot worse. Give me all the cons of living in those times.
What kind of meat do those Chinese restaurants use and how can they keep the price so low?
I once had an elegant dinner in Shanghai with some extraordinarily wealthy Chinese women. One of them said, “our cuisine is based on starvation.”She had to explain that to me, but the gist of it is, having to do without for most of history taught the Chinese to use every part of everything edible.That’s why today Chinese restaurants will use cheap cuts of meat, usually pounded and marinated to make them tender. Like most Asians they prefer chicken thighs and legs to the tasteless breast; the former has the additional advantage of being cheaper.Take a look at famous dishes like fried rice, which is made entirely of leftovers (including the rice). Or hot and sour soup, which is also made with little bits and pieces too insubstantial to serve on their own. It’s all very frugal.I assume your question is about Chinese restaurants in the west. There the “Chinese” food has been simplified to the point where it can be prepared by someone with little or no kitchen skills. (That’s not the case in China itself, where the food is very different.)Finally, there’s competition. Your question reflects the widely held view that “Chinese food is cheap,” making it very difficult to open a mid-priced — not to mention a high-end — Chinese restaurant. That’s a shame, because Chinese cooking has a breadth like no other, and is arguably the world’s greatest cuisine.I say that as a long-time resident… of Japan.If you’re interested in this stuff, I highly recommend the documentary “In Search of General Tso”, which is about the Americanization of Chinese food. Fascinating, funny, and very informative.
Why would people eat testicles?
It depends on which animal's testicles you are eating. In Indonesia and Malaysia they have this delicacy called "torpedo soup" which is a bull's phallus dipped in spices with his testicles diced and roasted. I know that sounded nasty. But it should taste very delicious, or else Anthony Bourdain would not have eaten it. Neither would Andrew Zimmern. On the other hand, having someone tell you to eat their semen (which can be considered an obscene remark) is usually an insult, but some promiscuous female members of the human species will prefer this treatment because it is apparently (to them not to me) erotic and creates orgasm. So it just depends on your culture. If your an Asian, like me, eating bovine testicles is a delicacy. Eating human sperm is a grave insult. Having someone do that to you, you should probably not kneel down but instead punch or kick him hard on the exposed genitals with a fast roundhouse. Then again, if any of your friends are not Asian, they probably simply wouldn't bother the guy anymore. It's good to have some dignity. It's also good to try ethnic cuisine.