[2] The dish, as with all dog meat consumption in South Korea, has become highly controversial in recent decades.

Most scholars agree that people on the Korean peninsula have consumed dog meat for thousands of years.

[4] According to a 2020 survey conducted by the Humane Society International of 1,000 South Koreans, 83.8% never consumed dog meat and had no plans to ever do so.

58.6% supported the outright ban of its consumption, with 57% of people responding that it had a negative impact on international perceptions of South Korea.

[5] On January 9, 2024, the South Korean parliament passed a law prohibiting the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption which will take effect in 2027 following a three-year grace period.