01-16-2013, 02:15 PM | #1 | |
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and what's wrong with a little horsemeat anyway?
But 30%?? Hmmm.
Probably still better than Pink Slime. Quote:
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01-16-2013, 02:24 PM | #2 |
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I'd never really thought about the taboo we have against horsemeat in the Western Anglicised countries, but I went onto Wikipedia when this story broke and read up on how widely it is eaten elsewhere.
There's probably a fair percentage in our salami as well, and doubtless I've eaten and enjoyed it when working on the continent. Graham |
01-16-2013, 02:46 PM | #3 |
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Personally, I'd have no problem eating horse meat. I don't see why it's that different to any other meat.
I think the problem here is that something is being sold which isn't as it is labelled. I'd have a similar issue with something labelled horse meat that turned out to be 30% beef. Given it's in Ireland, perhaps we finally have an answer to the Shergar mystery? Last edited by Bilbo1967; 01-16-2013 at 02:48 PM. |
01-16-2013, 07:45 PM | #4 |
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Tastes like black dog, which thankfully doesn’t taste like chicken.
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01-16-2013, 08:02 PM | #5 |
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I ate horse meat, horse sausage and raw horse meat many a time. Good food. basashi as it is called in Japan is quite tasty...
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Ginger tabbies taste like chicken!
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01-17-2013, 03:19 AM | #9 |
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Raw horsemeat is considered a delicacy in southern Japan, and we eat it often when we are visiting the in-laws. I could never understand why we Americans cringe at the idea of eating horse, although certainly before traveling outside the US most of us would never even consider it. But then, it was the same for eating raw fish in the US 25 years ago, or Tofu, kimchee, and snails.
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If something natural is forbidden then the church can't be far away.
In this case it was pope Gregory III who imposed the ban on eating horsemeat in 732. |
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The problem isn't the fact that it's horse. The problem is that it isn't beef.
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Just read the wiki page: it's not so much forbidden as a taboo in English speaking countries... And that ban about eating horse meat is only for Roman Catholics. And it's not kosjer so Jews don't eat it either... |
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