From The Food Encyclopedia by Jacques Rolland and Carol Sherman
Although no member of the International Wine and Food Society could possibly entertain for a moment the thought of eating dog, it's on record that Hippocrates recommended dog's flesh as being of light digestion and excellent taste. The ancient Greeks were very partial to it; however, in ancient Rome, the patricians left dogs to be eaten by the poor. In China, dogs have long been specially fattened for human consumption and are a highly esteemed article of diet in some parts of the country. Whether Henry Du Pre Labouchere (1831-1912), the British politician and journalist, meant it or merely wished to shock his friends, he wrote that when he was in Paris during the siege of 1870, he enjoyed various breeds of dog and gave them the following critique: "Spaniel, like lamb; Poodle, by far the best; and Bulldog, coarse and tasteless."
