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I was going to stay away from that. I got along really well with everyone in Korea but it took some time before some of the younger college students at Uncle Cho's would accept me. They really didn't believe an American could really appreciate Korean food and culture the way I seemed to. So, one of the guys that ended up being a very good friend challenged me to eat anything Koreans would eat. Of course he didn't know I came from a part of America where we also ate things most people wouldn't eat (possum, snails, snake, eels, squirrel, frogs, etc). Dog was the easy part, he also wanted me eat to silk worms with him. When he realized I was serious he finally opened up and we were friends. Of course, he wouldn't eat the dog or silk worms so we never got to that point but just being willing to do so was enough for him. I probably wouldn't have had any problem with the silk worms but if I had eaten dog I'm sure I would have been thinking about old Sandy the whole time. I don't think that would have gone down well;-)

I probably ate dog meat once in my lifetime unknowlingly. My grandfather loved me more than others, for I was the youngest baby in the whole clan.

Our neighbors would bring "special" food to us sometimes and of course it went to the Patriarch first and he would always call me to his room to share the special treat.

Well........ After I ate a little bit of soup and came out that night, my sisters and brothers were waiting out there to greet me. They all seemed so wickedly happy to tease me about something, but I didn't know at the time. Now I know.

As for the dare from your Korean friends, LOL!!! I can tell they like you a lot.