JC> SB> I probably ate it during the summer I stayed in Haiti.  I'm not sure.
  > SB> I didn't ask a lot of questions about what I got served.  But 
robably
  > SB> I did.
JC> Two comments. If you "understood" the culture, language, etc. you 
ouldn't
  > _need_ to ask questions!  (Kinda like the menu in a foreign 
estaurant.
  > ) Is dogmeat considered usual fare in Haitian culture/society?
Dogs and cats were, and probably are, both eaten by the very poor of
Haiti. It wasn't so much a *cultural* thing, as it was a matter of
strict survival.  I heard some negative comments on it from some of the
*middle class* folks, although those comments may well have been aimed
at me as an American, and may not have reflected their true feelings at
all. In any case, I spent time in the homes of the very poor, and I
ate whatever they served.  I am reasonably certain I have eaten dog
meat.  I am also reasonably certain that the dog meat I ate was
delicious.
                        Sondra
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