Horse meat, your opinion!

[Individual Impersonators]

Yeah, but that doesn't mean we need to cut up every other horse and devour their hearts.

Which we aren't doing.

Isnt that what we do for cows, sheep, fish, prawns, chickens etc etc?
Why is it wrong to eat a horse but not a sheep?

As long as the animal is being supplied in a sustainable manner I have no issue with growing/eating any non-human animal at all.

[Lord Tothe]

Haven't tried it. Might change that if I ever see it on a menu.

[Forsher]

Horse meat is yum.

I've heard it's common fare in the Netherlands...

[The Blaatschapen]

Horse meat is yum.

I've heard it's common fare in the Netherlands...

Well, it's available over here at the butcher if that is what you mean.

Now I want to go to slovenia... They have this delicious horse burger in Ljubljana *drools*

[Sovereign Spirits]

Based on somewhat recent popular memes, I could go for some raw pony flesh.

[Schwabenreich]

I've never tried it. Australia is a big exporter of horse meat, but for some reason its not sold in any of my local supermarkets. I imagine its lean like most less popular meats. I tend to dislike lean meat, but theres certain ways its cooked that I enjoy. I've heard of some appealing recipes for horse meat and I've always wanted to try the traditional horse meat variant of sauerbraten.

[Forsher]

I've heard it's common fare in the Netherlands...

Well, it's available over here at the butcher if that is what you mean.

Now I want to go to slovenia... They have this delicious horse burger in Ljubljana *drools*

It is indeed what I mean. I've never seen horse meat on sale.

[Daistallia 2104]

I imagine its lean like most less popular meats. I tend to dislike lean meat, but theres certain ways its cooked that I enjoy.

Depends on the cut. I've had really well marbled basash(that's the horse sashimi I was talking about above). Damn. Now I reall want some basashi, and there's absolutely no way to get some here. Hey, NERVUN....

[Schwabenreich]

I imagine its lean like most less popular meats. I tend to dislike lean meat, but theres certain ways its cooked that I enjoy.

Depends on the cut. I've had really well marbled basash(that's the horse sashimi I was talking about above). Damn. Now I reall want some basashi, and there's absolutely no way to get some here. Hey, NERVUN....

Makes sense.

[Imota]

Never had it, but it's on my to-do list.

[NERVUN]

I imagine its lean like most less popular meats. I tend to dislike lean meat, but theres certain ways its cooked that I enjoy.

Depends on the cut. I've had really well marbled basash(that's the horse sashimi I was talking about above). Damn. Now I reall want some basashi, and there's absolutely no way to get some here. Hey, NERVUN....

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees?

[Spiral Sun]

Apparently when Christians banned eating horseflesh in Iceland the locals did not complain.

[Schwabenreich]

Apparently when Christians banned eating horseflesh in Iceland the locals did not complain.

Thats weird. The variant I heard was, because it caused much starvation they had to lift the ban rather quickly. Not only that, but that the issue also post poned their conversion for some time.

Edit: Or were you being sarcastic?

[New Illuve]

I love horse meat! And eat it fairly regularly. Leaner and more flavorful than beef. Less expensive, too, usually. And you don't have to worry nearly as much for growth hormones and the other stuff that finds its way into beef.

[Exeer Al-hayat]

Foal meat, preferably. With potatoes.

[New Illuve]

Apparently when Christians banned eating horseflesh in Iceland the locals did not complain.

Thats weird. The variant I heard was, because it caused much starvation they had to lift the ban rather quickly.

Horse meat - in the "Heathen Times" - was not something eaten every day. Sacrificing a horse then was the equivalent of sacrificing your car today, if not more so. It was only done at very special times - and eating the meat wasn't the primary function of the sacrifice, either.

Plus - Icelandic horses are small; I'm not sure about the cows back then but they'd probably have more meat on them as well.

[New Illuve]

Apparently when Christians banned eating horseflesh in Iceland the locals did not complain.

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.

[Arcomo]

Horse meat is nice, especially fine-meatproduct-form, like smoked ham or whatever. I can't say I've ever had large chunks of it, but for my experience with horse meat it is quite delicious.

[Sovereign Rulers]

I'm personally a vegetarian, but if people want to eat horse meat - let them.

[Schwabenreich]

Thats weird. The variant I heard was, because it caused much starvation they had to lift the ban rather quickly.

Horse meat - in the "Heathen Times" - was not something eaten every day. Sacrificing a horse then was the equivalent of sacrificing your car today, if not more so. It was only done at very special times - and eating the meat wasn't the primary function of the sacrifice, either.

Plus - Icelandic horses are small; I'm not sure about the cows back then but they'd probably have more meat on them as well.

I realize it had a significance to germanic pagans and that was the reason the pope spoke out against it. However, Icelanders I believe, relied on it to some extent, or had not developed enough alternatives to horse meat to fill the gap.

In the eighth century, Popes Gregory III and Zachary instructed Saint Boniface, missionary to the Germans, to forbid the eating of horse meat to those he converted, due to its association with Germanic pagan ceremonies.[17][18] The people of Iceland allegedly expressed reluctance to embrace Christianity for some time, largely over the issue of giving up horse meat.[19] In the end, the eating of horse meat was a concession granted in perpetuity when the pagan Norse Icelanders eventually adopted Christianity en masse in the year 1000 (although, in fact, the Church reversed its position soon afterwards). Horse meat is now currently consumed in Iceland and many horses are raised for this purpose. The culturally close people of Sweden still have an ambivalent attitude to horse meat, said to stem from this time.

In Iceland, it is both eaten minced and as steak, also used in stews and fondue, prized for its strong flavor. It has a particular role in the culture and history of the island, as its consumption was banned when the pagan Norse Icelanders eventually adopted Christianity in the year 1000, the island eventually lifted the ban because of the starvation it caused.

In his book, Mannfækkun af hallærum, the reverent Hannes Finnsson, bishop of Skálholt, gives examples of horse meat consumption at the same point as discussing an increasing number of thefts. Even if the general public were starving, the disgust and objection to eating horse meat was so strong that some of the country´s priests considered it their duty to make sure people conformed and would not let them get away with such a crime.-This Site

Though that same source, reveals I as incorrect in thinking it was a quick lift of the ban. It supposedly held until the 18th century. Also, it implies that the starvation from lack of horse meat, happened during hard times, not as an immediate result.

[Krakosov]

i once saw a woman punch a horse.

[Gauthier]

i once saw a woman punch a horse.

Bet she couldn't do this.

[Chinese Regions]

I never eaten it but people should have to right to.

[Krakosov]

i once saw a woman punch a horse.

Bet she couldn't do this.

almost.

[Seangoli]

Apparently when Christians banned eating horseflesh in Iceland the locals did not complain.

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.