Dog Meat Festival is a spontaneous folk festival in Yulin, Guangxi, and a traditional folk custom to celebrate the summer solstice. Every summer solstice, generous and hospitable locals are used to getting together to eat dog meat, get together with friends to celebrate the summer solstice and drink wine with fresh lychee. In addition to Guangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places also have the custom of eating dog meat, while North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam and some European countries also have people who eat dog meat.

Dietary significance of dog meat festival

Yulin's food culture has existed since ancient times, paying attention to the taste and nutrition of dishes, and also paying great attention to innovation under tradition. For this reason, litchi dog meat is also an innovation under the tradition. There are some innovative methods of dog meat, such as traditional methods such as stewing and cutting white. Litchi can be eaten raw, soaked in wine and served with dog meat. It is fragrant and delicious, fresh and sweet.