2006-08-14 07:28:54 · 33 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I have had horse meat in Japan, France and Germany. I believe they eat horse in parts of China too.
Actually, you can find horse meat throughout the world, but it is just more common in the above listed countries. Why can you eat cows, pigs, chickens, deer, lamb and fish yet not horse?
2006-08-14 07:31:43 · answer #1 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Horse is commonly eaten in many countries in Europe and Asia.
In 2002, the 14 principal horse meat producing countries produced 700,000 tonnes of horse meat, with over two-thirds produced by the top six: 1 China, 2 Mexico, 3 Kazakhstan, 4 Italy, 5 Argentina, 6 Mongolia [3]. The consumption of horse meat in Europe in 2001 was 153,000 tonnes [4].
Austria
Kare is an Austrian stew made with horse meat
Belgium
In Belgium, horse meat or viande de chevaline is highly prized
Canada (Quebec)
Agriculture in the province of Quebec seems to prosper under the prohibitions from the United States. There is a thriving horse meat business in Quebec, and horse meat is frequently available at supermarkets.
Chile
In Chile it is used in charqui.
France
In France, specialised butcher shops (boucheries chevalines) sell horsemeat
Germany
In Germany, horse meat is traditionally used in Sauerbraten
Iceland
In Iceland it is used for fondue, but it is mostly used for stews for its strong flavour.
Italy
In Italy, it used in a stew called Pastissada,
The Netherlands
In the Netherlands, a popular breakfast sliced meat is smoked horsemeat (paardenrookvlees).
Romania
Horse appears to be on many menus in Romania.
Spain
Ground horse meat is made into a pattie which is fried and served on a roll.
Sweden
Smoked/cured horse meat is widely available as cold cut under the name hamburgerkött.
Switzerland
In Switzerland horse meat may be used in Fondue Bourguignonne.
2006-08-14 07:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by dm_dragons 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 2002, the 14 principal horse meat producing countries produced 700,000 tonnes of horse meat, with over two-thirds produced by the top six: 1 China, 2 Mexico, 3 Kazakhstan, 4 Italy, 5 Argentina, 6 Mongolia. The consumption of horse meat in Europe in 2001 was 153,000 tonnes.
2006-08-14 07:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by Cambion Chadeauwaulker 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, I live in Spain, and they do eat it here, although not as much as they used to eat it years ago, I don't like it either, I am a horse lover, I own 2 horses and would never eat it, I find it upsetting, but.....I have been told by the locals that, they never kill a horse to eat it, they only eat horse that has had to be put down, because of old age or problems with heir legs etc...so maybe that's more acceptable, but...I still wouldn't eat it.
2006-08-14 07:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by hotbabes_tracey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why is horse meat any more appalling than cow meat?
Horses have a better personality?
2006-08-14 07:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
French, Italians, Swiss, Japanese and Quebecois in Canada are horse meat aficionados and most of the 65,000 horses slaughtered in the country were shipped to Europe, Japan and to the province of Quebec.
The French appetite for horse meat dates from the Battle of Eylau in 1807, when the surgeon-in-chief of Napoleon’s Army, Baron Dominique-Jean Larry, advised the starving troops to eat the flesh of dead battlefield horses. The cavalry used breastplates as cooking pans. They also used whatever spices they could get their hands on. It continues today!
Horsemeat is lean, protein-rich, finely textured, bright red, firm, and more so horses are immune to BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy). Tough meat cuts must be cooked long enough to tenderise connective tissue (collagen), or marinated before cooking to ensure both flavour and tenderness.
English will not consume horsemeat. To them, horses are companions, not food, the way most of us think of dogs!
Yet Chinese and Korean eat dog meat and consider it a delicacy. One man’s protein is another man’s pet!
Today horsemeat at least in Quebec, particularly in Montreal is very popular. Butchers specializing in horsemeat are busier than ever due to the BSE fears spreading rapidly.
Horse butchers in Montreal sell minced meat, steaks, sausages, and brochettes. All claim horsemeat to be superior quality from a sanitary perspective.
In Europe, horse butchers are allowed to sell only horsemeat, as is the case in Quebec.
2006-08-14 07:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol The only countrys i know of r france and the Phillipens I have 2 confess I have eaten horse steak in france and found it not 2 my taste it is very tough when cooked and dosn't really have a flavor but then i also tried the snails over there and they were very rubbery!! lol
Worm_master
2006-08-14 07:33:32 · answer #7 · answered by worm_master 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many countries, including most Western countries server horse meat in various places...
Why would you find it apalling? Yuo eat Chicken, and Beef, and Pork... why is a horse any different? Because they're cuter?
2006-08-14 07:33:22 · answer #8 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lots of countries, but I know for certain Nigeria is one of them. What's so appalling about it? It's food. Same as a cow. Just probably not as tasty!
2006-08-14 07:35:08 · answer #9 · answered by Random 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know in Germany, they eat horse meat.
2006-08-14 07:31:53 · answer #10 · answered by kitcat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋