In Chinese folklore "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (聊齋誌異)", there is a tale about "dragon meat".
The short story tells that people had traveled to the far north, digging deep and found "dragon meat", meat from some giant unknown animals. They cut, cook and ate the meat onsite. But during the whole process, they must not speak the words "dragon meat", otherwise the people saying these words will be struck by thunder and lightning.
I always think that they have found the mammoth in the Qing dynasty, but instead of doing archaeology, they just eat the meat. They sometimes even eat the fossil bones as some sort of medicine.
whateverworks325 on December 4th, 2024 at 09:50 UTC »
In Chinese folklore "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (聊齋誌異)", there is a tale about "dragon meat".
The short story tells that people had traveled to the far north, digging deep and found "dragon meat", meat from some giant unknown animals. They cut, cook and ate the meat onsite. But during the whole process, they must not speak the words "dragon meat", otherwise the people saying these words will be struck by thunder and lightning.
I always think that they have found the mammoth in the Qing dynasty, but instead of doing archaeology, they just eat the meat. They sometimes even eat the fossil bones as some sort of medicine.
To be fair, Westerns and Russians also ate mammoth meat when they were first discovered, may be it's human nature to add something new to the dining table.
but_a_smoky_mirror on December 4th, 2024 at 10:00 UTC »
This is what I feel like when I wake up with dry mouth in the morning
defineReset on December 4th, 2024 at 10:00 UTC »
What's wrong with your dog?