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Why aren't horses eaten in the U.S.?

I live in Canada European through my parents occasionally purchase Dutch horse meat at deli imported from Europe deli meat for sandwiches, no issue, not illegal here. In Dutch called red flesh.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
I live in Canada European through my parents occasionally purchase Dutch horse meat at deli imported from Europe deli meat for sandwiches, no issue, not illegal here. In Dutch called red flesh.
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I imagine those horses are bred for food, not for work animals or racers. So safe to eat.
 
In the USA, we see horses as incredibly intelligent animals- friends, really. Sort of like an emotional extension of the rider.

It is repulsive, even to someone who eats a diet high in animal products, to even consider eating a horse. It would be almost like eating a dog or even a person.
 
Yeshuasdaughter said:
In the USA, we see horses as incredibly intelligent animals- friends, really. Sort of like an emotional extension of the rider.

It is repulsive, even to someone who eats a diet high in animal products, to even consider eating a horse. It would be almost like eating a dog or even a person.
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Agreed, they have reached "pet status" in the USA. I couldn't imagine actually eating one, here, even if they were safe. And yet, Americans eat octopus, which are far more intelligent than horses.
 
We did, when I was a child, have an elderly, very ill horse sent to the glue factory. They don't do that anymore. I still mourn Blanco, my pinto.
 
Pigs are at least as smart as dogs, as well. And that ... one of the largest meat industries in USA.
 
Yeshuasdaughter said:
We did, when I was a child, have an elderly, very ill horse sent to the glue factory. They don't do that anymore. I still mourn Blanco, my pinto.
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That is sad :( I never understood "glue factory" until I learned that the process of natural-tanning skins provides glue as a side product. It is in the proteins.
 
Maybe one reason is that it tastes a little weird, it doesn't taste good I think. And it looks a little weird too. I have eaten horse before and won't do it again unless I'm starving and there is no other food available.
 
Forest Cat said:
Maybe one reason is that it tastes a little weird, it doesn't taste good I think. And it looks a little weird too. I have eaten horse before and won't do it again unless I'm starving and there is no other food available.
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Aha, finally an experienced taster :) Can you describe what was "weird" about the taste? I'm super into foods and flavors, so whatever you can say ...
 
actually, I suppose @Ronald Zeeman also said he tasted. Same question applies - what did it taste like? Though as deli meat I'm sure is a bit different.
 
AdamG said:
Aha, finally an experienced taster :) Can you describe what was "weird" about the taste? I'm super into foods and flavors, so whatever you can say ...
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It was just a little unpleasant, it's just meat but there is a difference from other types of meat. The smell and taste didn't make me think "yum, I'll have some more of that". Not sure what to compare it to, it didn't remind me of anything else, it was just horsey.
 
Forest Cat said:
It was just a little unpleasant, it's just meat but there is a difference from other types of meat. The smell and taste didn't make me think "yum, I'll have some more of that". Not sure what to compare it to, it didn't remind me of anything else, it was just horsey.
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Ok, thanks. I've tried most meats available in USA, muscle to offal, and am just rather curious. Epicureous, actually :)
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(archaic adjective form of Epicure)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epicure
 
AdamG said:
Ok, thanks. I've tried most meats available in USA, muscle to offal, and am just rather curious. Epicureous, actually :)
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(archaic adjective form of Epicure)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epicure
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It tastes like a sweet form of beef my wife likes to experiment. in Florida she ate alligator meat alien to me she also likes Buffalo burgers. American see horses as pets. So it's more stigma than taste.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
It tastes like a sweet form of beef my wife likes to experiment. in Florida she ate alligator meat alien to me she also likes Buffalo burgers. American see horses as pets. So it's more stigma than taste.
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Cool, thanks. I enjoy alligator, have had it fried, broiled, jerky. Bison is wonderful - it is almost like beef, and very low fat. I love venison (white tailed deer) - and have tried antelope venison once. Probably the most interesting thing I've tasted is Calf Brain. I would not eat it again, but I did finish my serving. It tasted ok, but the texture ...

The texture, btw, was ... I suppose about mid-way between aspic and a soft creamy fat. Neither of which I care for.
 
AdamG said:
Cool, thanks. I enjoy alligator, have had it fried, broiled, jerky. Bison is wonderful - it is almost like beef, and very low fat. I love venison (white tailed deer) - and have tried antelope venison once. Probably the most interesting thing I've tasted is Calf Brain. I would not eat it again, but I did finish my serving. It tasted ok, but the texture ...

The texture, btw, was ... I suppose about mid-way between aspic and a soft creamy fat. Neither of which I care for.
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My wife's sister barbeques, Moose one steak covers the whole surface of the grill. Very low fat.
 
I lived on a farm during my teenage years pig farm pigs are bright more so than dogs. Either way my line is dogs, cats, rodents, insects. Many vegies have no issue eating fish.so this argument does not impress me.
 
This reminds me of the horsemeat scandal a few years ago in the UK, where some supermarket ready meals which advertised that they used beef, did in fact contain horsemeat. So lots of people ate horsemeat and never even noticed.
 
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