Horse meat, your opinion!

by **Tagmatium** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:10 am

I'd like to try it. Not sure why some people seem to get weepy over it.

I've had pet rabbits and guinea pigs before, but I'd still jump at the chance to have a rabbit pie or a guinea pig casserole, as I've not tried either animal before.

by **Schwabenreich** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:12 am

Seangoli wrote:
New Illuve wrote:
The Icelanders were the only nation to "vote" to convert to Christianity in the year 1000 (possibly 999). It was decided by the Thing that all outward practices of Heathenism would be stopped, but what happened behind closed doors would stay there. The banning of eating horse meat happened after that, in an effort to stamp out Heathenism, which the Icelanders officially weren't anymore.

Most cultures which raised cattle rarely ever ate them. They used them for milk for the most part. They're relatively difficult animals to tend, and take a great deal of time and effort to raise. No point in wasting an animal by actually eating it.

Was also used to make cheese. I was under the impression that they had them for the milk and cheese, and if they got old (or stopped giving milk, or gave sour milk)or the were running low on food/money they'd kill one/some.

by **Seangoli** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:18 am

Schwabenreich wrote:
Seangoli wrote:
Most cultures which raised cattle rarely ever ate them. They used them for milk for the most part. They're relatively difficult animals to tend, and take a great deal of time and effort to raise. No point in wasting an animal by actually eating it.

Was also used to make cheese. I was under the impression that they had them for the milk and cheese, and if they got old (or stopped giving milk, or gave sour milk)or the were running low on food/money they'd kill one/some.

Pretty much. Or eat excess calves. They're just to terribly expensive to raise to actually eat on a consistent basis. Only when they were good for nothing else or you were forced to. And even then, eating healthy cattle was something that was hard to bring yourself to do (For instance, the only remaining animals in the Viking Greenland colonies were feral hunting dogs and cattle). They were a very prized commodity that most back then would scoff at us for eating in the quantities we do.

by **Schwabenreich** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:45 am

Seangoli wrote:
Schwabenreich wrote:
Was also used to make cheese. I was under the impression that they had them for the milk and cheese, and if they got old (or stopped giving milk, or gave sour milk)or the were running low on food/money they'd kill one/some.

Pretty much. Or eat excess calves. They're just to terribly expensive to raise to actually eat on a consistent basis. Only when they were good for nothing else or you were forced to. And even then, eating healthy cattle was something that was hard to bring yourself to do (For instance, the only remaining animals in the Viking Greenland colonies were feral hunting dogs and cattle). They were a very prized commodity that most back then would scoff at us for eating in the quantities we do.

That certainly makes sense.

by **Risottia** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:47 am

Horse meat is yummy. Expecially if braised in Bardolino wine, but I do not disdain horse steaks either.

Also, donkey! Donkey fillet stewed in milk with some sage... yum...

by **Eviliatopia** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:52 am

Horse riding is immoral.

Thou shalt not play with food

by **Eviliatopia** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:53 am

Risottia wrote:Also, donkey! Donkey fillet stewed in milk with some sage... yum...

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by **Risottia** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:53 am

Eviliatopia wrote:Thou shalt not play with food

I would insert some pics of my favoured games which involve food, but I don't think they're PG-13.

Eviliatopia wrote:
Risottia wrote:Also, donkey! Donkey fillet stewed in milk with some sage... yum...

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by **Pribram** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:53 am

horse is a friend, and I don't eat friends right this (and about all other animals!

by **Tulija** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:55 am

I tried it as a pizza topping in Padua - it was pretty good. Grated horse, one of the more interesting things I've tried haha.

by **The Latin Republics** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:02 am

I tried it, it isn't that nice.

by **New Illuve** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:09 am

Schwabenreich wrote:
Seangoli wrote:
Most cultures which raised cattle rarely ever ate them. They used them for milk for the most part. They're relatively difficult animals to tend, and take a great deal of time and effort to raise. No point in wasting an animal by actually eating it.

Was also used to make cheese. I was under the impression that they had them for the milk and cheese, and if they got old (or stopped giving milk, or gave sour milk)or the were running low on food/money they'd kill one/some.

If what I've read of the history is correct, then aside from those animals that fell specifically in the "for religious sacrifice" area, the animals slaughtered were usually those deemed to have the least chance to make it through the winter. There's little point in feeding animals your limited winter feed if you didn't think they'd make it through until the grass was growing again.

by **Sociobiology** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:32 pm

Horse is fine if a bit tough, just marinade and it is just like beef.

by **Shnercropolis** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:37 pm

Poor farmers in Nebraska might eat horse meat, but not me.

by **Sociobiology** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:58 pm

As long as it is not primate or sapient, I will, and chances are I have, eaten it.

by **Mad hatters in jeans** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:14 pm

Serrland wrote:Not bad. Not the best, but not bad, either. I'm kind of indifferent to it. If it's served I'll eat it, but I wouldn't order it at a restaurant or anything.

it'd probably be a queer restaurant that served horse meat.

by **Skibereen** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:18 pm

Kamany wrote:I'd like to have the answer of the older argue we have, here, in South Yorkshire!

Im an American, Ive never eaten horse(as far as I know) but I can say with absolute certainty that I do not find the idea of eating horses to be offensive or off putting at all and I would dine on a horse in a heartbeat, so long as the person cooking it was known to me to be familiar with its preparation.

by **Keronians** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:19 pm

I haven't tasted it, tbh.

by **The Heroarchy** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:07 am

I've eaten cat in china. So it would be no problem.

TBH I could probably post that statement in just about any thread and people would be inclined to agree.

What do you think about gay marriage?
I've eaten cat in china. So it would be no problem.
...I can see what you mean.

by **Dragoria** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:11 am

I'd like to try a bite of every animal at some point.
Including horses.

by **Arumdaum** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:13 am

I'd like to eat some horse.

Apparently there was a restaurant that sold some on Jeju Island, but my mom didn't want to go.

by **AustriaHungaryBohemia** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:25 am

Mad hatters in jeans wrote:it'd probably be a queer restaurant that served horse meat.

There's a restaurant right here in Austria that specializes in horse meat. Attached to a riding stable, no less.

by **The Kangaroo Republic** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:46 am

I don't even eat meat at all.

by **Pribram** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:13 am

The Kangaroo Republic wrote:I don't even eat meat at all.

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by **Krakosov** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:30 am

Tagmatium wrote:I'd like to try it. Not sure why some people seem to get weepy over it.

I've had pet rabbits and guinea pigs before, but I'd still jump at the chance to have a rabbit pie or a guinea pig casserole, as I've not tried either animal before.

rabbits taste like kittens.

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