Having eaten dog (S Korea) and cat (Hong Kong/Kowloon) ...
Dog was unimpressive, cat was disgusting. You can ban eating them, no loss.
This is a very old-generation thing in South Korea and likely to become illegal there in due time.
Depends on how they are cooked. I had some lynx jerky from Canada that was excellent.
The dog I had in Korea was stringy, and the smoked monkey I ate in the Philippines was pretty stringy too. Couldn’t bring myself to try the rat.
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