▁pu ppy ▁mill ▁industry . ▁ ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁often ▁consum ed ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁and ▁is ▁either ▁ro asted ▁or ▁prepared ▁in ▁sou ps ▁or ▁ste ws . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁of ▁these ▁sou ps ▁is ▁bos int ang ▁and ▁g ae j ang - gu k , ▁a ▁sp icy ▁ste w ▁meant ▁to ▁balance ▁the ▁body ' s ▁heat ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁This ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁ensure ▁good ▁health ▁by ▁bal ancing ▁one ' s ▁" qi ", ▁the ▁believed ▁vital ▁energy ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁Dog ▁meat ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁body ▁temperature , ▁so ▁people ▁swe at ▁more ▁to ▁keep ▁one ▁cool ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁( the ▁way ▁of ▁dealing ▁with ▁heat ▁is ▁called ▁He al ▁heat ▁with ▁heat ▁( 이 열 치 열 , ▁ 以 <0xE7> <0x86> <0xB1> 治 <0xE7> <0x86> <0xB1> , ▁i - ye ol - chi - ye ol ). ▁A ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁version ▁of ▁g ae j ang - gu k ▁explains ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁the ▁d ish ▁by ▁bo iling ▁dog ▁meat ▁with ▁veget ables ▁such ▁as ▁green ▁on ions ▁and ▁ch ili ▁pe pper ▁pow der . ▁Vari ations ▁of ▁the ▁d ish ▁contain ▁ch icken ▁and ▁b am bo o ▁sho ots . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Saf ety ▁recogn izes ▁any ▁ed ible ▁product ▁other ▁than ▁dru gs ▁as ▁food . ▁South ▁Korean ▁Food ▁San it ary ▁Law ▁( 식 품 위 생 법