Soi Dog Turns Nose Up at “Gourmet” 7/11 Sandwich, Demands Real Trash Instead
KIP DUNGWORTH, STAFF REPORTER
HUA HIN, THAILAND — A local soi dog shocked passersby this week after refusing a “premium” ham and cheese sandwich from 7-Eleven, instead opting to rummage through a nearby bin for what witnesses described as “authentic garbage.”
The dog, a scrappy veteran of the Big C car park scene and known to locals as Moo Ping, was offered the unopened sandwich by well-meaning German backpacker Hans Wurst who had read one too many Facebook posts about Buddhist culture in Thailand.
“Moo Ping sniffed it, sneezed, and looked personally insulted,” said Ms. Orn, a fruit vendor who observed the standoff. “Then he walked straight to a bin behind the Family Mart and pulled out a half-eaten som tam with a cigarette butt in it.”
Wurst’s 7-Eleven sandwich, which retailed for 32 baht and was marketed as “gourmet-style,” remained untouched on the pavement — a quiet indictment of human culinary pretension.
According to sources close to the stray dog community, Moo Ping has long been known for his discerning palate. In 2022, he famously refused the remains of a yogurt acai bowl from a yoga influencer.
“He wants the good stuff,” said a local tuk-tuk driver. “Bones. Grease. Maybe some napkin fragments for fiber. Not this sterile bread-wrapped sadness.”
Wurst professed to being confused by the encounter. “I saw so many reels about Thai food before my trip. I thought the ham and cheese toastie was the pinnacle of culinary culture.”
Sources close to the dorm room say that Wurst has been eating the toasted snacks several times a day since arriving in Thailand in late May.
“He hasn’t even tried pad ka prao,” said one French backpacker, who requested anonymity. “And he sneered at me when I suggested he try the triple cheese variation. he told me, ‘it is not authentic’”.
As of late afternoon, the sandwich was still sitting in the sun, glistening with a light sheen of unrefrigerated despair. Moo Ping was last seen licking a discarded plastic spoon and looking deeply content.
Wurst has mentioned plans to try Lay’s seaweed chips before he leaves Thailand.