A Horse is a Horse, of Course of Course... How About Dinner?
I have never eaten it myself but I noticed it being eaten in France. How about you... Fancy a Standardbred Steak, or how about a nice Belgian Burger?
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29 Comments:
I rode horses so I am not eating them. I don't plan on riding a steer or a chicken so I am eating those. If anyone rides a shrimp, lobster, pig or fish; I want pictures I will eat those too.
JerzeeTomato at 1:07AM on 08/26/08
All right, this will sound weird but I once befriended a horse when I was little. I was maybe three years old. I would talk to him and he would nod his head, which made me absolutely convinced he was talking to me too, and so he became "my friend Horsy". Needless to say, I'm not going to eat horses, ever. Just like Jerzee never rode a chicken or a pig, lucky for me, I never befriended them either. I'm especially pleased I never had a prawn or a lobster friend.
brooke29 at 1:40AM on 08/26/08
I'd eat anything once. Up to and including horse, dolphin, penguin, armadillo, and bald eagle.
Think about it, someone had to be the first to decide uni was edible/tasty. Or foie gras. Right?
unarata at 2:22AM on 08/26/08
I don't really eat meat, so I haven't tried it, but I have certainly been present when horse meat was being served. In the Netherlands it's pretty common, and I have friends who eat it and who say it's good. It doesn't strike me as being particularly odd, but then, my local supermarket stocks whale meat and reindeer, so perhaps my novelty threshold is a bit high.
caley at 2:34AM on 08/26/08
HELL NO!! Not going to eat National Velvet.....My mother ate horse before in Europe during W.W. II.
pjracz10 at 3:21AM on 08/26/08
Nope, can't do it. I ride them every day. But I did eat armadillo many years ago in Argentina. When I was a kid my mom made a stew out of porcupine . . . and my evil brothers threatened me with the quills!
ride&cook at 7:44AM on 08/26/08
I worked with horses for 15 years growing up and could never eat them. I miss having them in my life, but I don't think Percheron steak would help fill that void.
But I also am a fairly strict vegetarian.
KarynMC at 7:59AM on 08/26/08
Pete
Where's Cora, Cousin Wash?
Wash glances at the little boy.
Wash
Couldn't say. Mrs. Hogwallop up and R-U-N-N-O-F-T.
Everett
Mm. Musta been lookin' for answers.
Wash
Possibly. Good riddance, far as I'm concerned ...
The three men slurp their stew.
I do miss her cookin' though.
Delmar
This stew's awful good.
Wash
Think so?
He sniffs dubiously at his spoon.
I slaughtered this horse last Tuesday; 'm afraid she's startin' to turn.
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?", Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
LunaPierCook at 8:02AM on 08/26/08
Not...a...chance. And I'm one to try just about anything. Won't eat dog, won't eat rabbit (had one as a pet - had the run of the house) and I won't eat horse. Probably not monkey either. I guess my culinary curiosity and adventurousness is limited to innards.
therealchiffonade at 8:10AM on 08/26/08
Had horse in Belguim with a cone of frits.....not bad
Markbb at 9:26AM on 08/26/08
NO! That's just awful!
juliebugsmama at 9:42AM on 08/26/08
I'm pretty adventurous re different foods; however, while in France, I stepped into a horse butcher shop. The smell was enough to convince me I didn't want any. This is curious because when I was a boy, my mother used to cook horsemeat for our dog, and it smelled wonderful cooking on the stove.
1stmakearoux at 10:08AM on 08/26/08
To each his own, but horse is delicious. Horses are no more noble than cattle or bison... Or even deer. Cultural bias can be ugly. Get your blinders off!
SqueezeBottle at 10:30AM on 08/26/08
i can remember my mother feeding cans of horsemeat cat food to our cats when i was very small. i wonder when it was discontinued?
cybercita at 10:30AM on 08/26/08
The horse stew that my cousin made years ago was quite delicious. It's just a bit tough and not very gamey. I suppose it may have just been the way it was prepared. I'm not sure what would solve this -- I keep picturing the "beating a dead horse" smilie you see in forums (crass, I know). I'd eat it again.
Cassaendra at 10:50AM on 08/26/08
I've had it, in France, when I was a kid. I had been talking about how I wanted to eat it, mainly trying to gross out and to annoy my parents, and so they went out and bought me a horse steak to teach me a lesson of sorts. And there was no backing out, I had to eat it all or be severely punished. It was very very lean, and a bit tough. Tasted like beef.
I think it could have been done better but my mom wasn't really in the mood to get very creative with it, I think she was a bit grossed out herself, without wanting to admit it. If I had any inclination to do it again, I would marinate it to soften the meat a bit, dry it, give it a good salt rub so that when I grilled it over high heat it would form a crust, and serve it rare.
simon at 11:35AM on 08/26/08
Probably woudn't go out of my way to eat it, but if it was served, I'd try some.
Kerosena at 11:58AM on 08/26/08
I'd rather eat "long pig" first......
Pointy at 12:06PM on 08/26/08
Got reindeer meat? ;-)
LunaPierCook at 12:54PM on 08/26/08
@LunaPierCook - My BIL has reindeer meat, along with every other, four-footed furred animal meat. I will not eat stew at his house ever again :-P
Josdean at 1:29PM on 08/26/08
It's interesting how a group of "Serious Eaters" becomes suddenly so squemish when it comes to crossing a cultural taboo. I have never had the opportunity to eat horse, though I would definitely jump at it if I did, especially having seen the pictures of the horse sashimi my BF at in Japan.
dagoose at 2:43PM on 08/26/08
Yes I've had horse weiners. They're tasty!
hungrychristel at 3:10PM on 08/26/08
In Southwest Germany, they make "Pferdwurst," horse sausage. Can't say I really liked it better than other sausages.
In northern Japan, I once went to a grocery store at night to get some ground beef for spaghetti sauce. I compared two packages that were side by side, and chose the more red-looking meat. You guessed it. It fried up really,really badly, and the red sauce was terrible. Sorry, Flicka -- you're not cut out for Italian food!
TikiPundit at 10:47PM on 08/26/08
No companion animals on my plate, thanks. Although I've threatened one of my cats that if I find one more hairball....
buffy at 3:57AM on 08/27/08
@hungry ~ Horse Wieners? I am trying really really hard to keep my mind out of the gutter!!
izatryt at 8:58AM on 08/27/08
@ hungry (and izatryt-LOL): That's the one! Pferdwurst! I was with my Oma in germany and she's like "try this weiner" and I'm like "okay"...
...later in the day: "That was horse, Christel." and I'm like "oh! okay well it was good!"
hungrychristel at 2:21PM on 09/12/08
@"Christel"--- similar situation here, though with a bowl of stew, and not horse but goat meat, cooked by neighbors who were from the British West Indies--- I remarked how it was quite tasty, nice curry seasoning, tender meat, and was told "hey, you just ate goat stew", so I replied, "Well, to be honest, wasn't "BAAAAAA-AAAAAD" at all". Only part I found "weird" were some pieces of something in the bowl that looked and tasted like small twigs, I like my spices either ground well or at least leafy-looking.
Anywho, when you are in some areas, there are things indigenous to other cultures that when offered by your host, you must try...
iamon02 at 5:49PM on 09/12/08
I would try it at least once!
msalixandrea at 6:13PM on 09/12/08
buffy,
i highly recommend buying and using a "furminator" {www.furminator.com}.
i started brushing my cat with one, and he hasn't hurked since. they're expensive but totally worth it.
cybercita at 6:33PM on 09/12/08