At lunchtime on Thursday, just three days before Chobok — the first of Korea’s three hottest days according to the lunar calendar, when people typically eat a hot bowl of soup — a man surnamed Park, ...

Bosintang literally translates as “invigorating soup” and is a spicy stew made with dog which Koreans believe has medicinal properties. It is believed to increase virility and is still quite popular.

Although Monday marked chobok, the first of the three hottest days of summer known as boknal, a once bustling street in Seoul with dog meat restaurants was eerily quiet. Instead, people flocked to ...

At 12:30 p.m. on the 30th, which is Jungbok (the hottest day of summer), Kim, a person surnamed Kim, who was leaving a famous Bosintang restaurant in Seoul after having lunch, said, 'I was surprised ...

Fewer people in Seoul are eating dog as nearly 40 percent of the restaurants selling dog meat have closed over the last 10 years. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of ...

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not here for dog meat.” At lunchtime on Thursday, just three days before Chobok — the first of Korea’s three hottest days according to the lunar calendar, when people ...