Supplies of dog's meat have fallen off amid rising animal protection sentiment and customers have been put off by rumors of mangy old dogs ending up in the cooking pot, preferring to turn to other types of winter tonic food.
由於近年來保護動物意識抬頭，狗肉貨源供應不足，癩痢狗下鍋的傳聞時起，使得「香肉」食客膽顫心驚。