Because most overseas Chinese are Cantonese, its cuisine has the most international exposure, and the habit of eating dog has occasionally been brought by Cantonese immigrants to their adopted lands, giving people the mistaken impression that all Chinese often eat dog meat.
由於華僑多出廣東，廣東菜因此成為國際餐飲顯學，吃狗肉的風氣也偶爾被帶到其他國度，讓人誤以為所有的華人不時都要以狗肉祭祭五臟廟。