Have you or would you ever eat horse meat?

[Anonymous]

My brother and I were raised by our single mom. She did a great job, and we had no clue we were poor. Mom bought us horse meat, because it was so cheap. She had to work nights at the police station, so my brother and I took turns making the horse hamburgers. When I tell people about this, they say it's horrible and cruel. Is it?

Those same people don't have any problem eating this little guy.

People are goofy.

Pass the ketchup

No, cows, pigs and chickens deserve to die, but not horses.

People are racist against cows,

[EmbraceThePain]

Have I? No, I have not.


Would I? No, due to what you just touched on, in regards to the ethics and morality of it. I’m moving more and more away from factory farming derived meats and more into ethically raised and killed meats. To me, the absolute pinnacle of this philosophy would be deriving meat from a hunt you went on, where the animal was put down in its natural habitat without suffering. Throughout my life, I’ve moved closer to living like this, of course feeling better about myself if I’m honest but I also think I feel better about myself because it is the best or right thing to do.

[Asker]

I've killed one deer in my life. It was beautiful doe that was eating grass and smiling at me. My dad gave me a cannon of a rife. He had to put some type of thing on the butt so it didn't hurt so bad when I shot it. I love camping, but I will never hunt again.

I heard a comedian say that hunting is the only sport in the world, where the other team doesn't even know they're playing.

I felt like a piece of shit. I blew the deer in half. I had a very high powered rifle, with a high powered scope. The doe only had a smile. Wow, what a "sport"

[EmbraceThePain]

Did you eat the deer afterwards?

[Asker]

Yes, of course. How could I not? It's not about the slaying of the animal, it's about liking the slaying. It just wasn't my cup of tea. My cousins bring me deer every hunting season. They end up in my freezer.

I'm just not keen on pulling the trigger. It's just not my thing. Some people can do it and other's can't.

[crossdressingrihno]

I think a lot more people have eaten horse meat than they realize

I looked into it and there are multiple contradicting sources I don't know if it has to do with what years they were made in or something like that but this place called Aldi's is consistently being called out for using horse meat

Fact is horse meat is used in some beef products which are fairly common in the American home today

You might not know it but I think almost every American has eaten horse meat before and just hasn't realized it

[Asker]

I've been hearing that on this thread.

[Apulu_Imback]

Well the life of horse is equally important and life of Chicken, Cow, lamb, plants (come on they also feel. They are living organisms) and all. Just because they are appealing doesn't means that their life worths more. This is a harsh reality that most don't want to believe hence they say you cruel and stuff. If I still continue eating meat in future then I will try it if I can. But most likely I won't eat meat in future because I don't like the taste of it mostly. I left non veg once but then after school started I needed more protein so my dad said me to continue.

[Asker]

We were meant to eat animals to get the amino acids we need.

[DermalPunch]

Your poll options are confusing to me. I have no issue with eating horse meat however there is a big problem with the horse meat industry. A lot of the horses sent for slaughter are not fit to be consumed. Also, you've probably eaten horse meat already since it's snuck into packaged foods like frozen meatballs but not labelled.

[Asker]

The polls options were an OBVIOUS joke. But that just doesn't fly on this site. I give up.

[DermalPunch]

Yes I realise they were a joke. I guess I just genuinely wanted to vote on the question. That shouldn't stop you from doing what makes you happy.

[Asker]

Yes! You got that they were a joke, and yet confused by the joke at the same time. I believe you.

[DermalPunch]

I just wanted to answer about the horsemeat and didn't really read them since I saw they weren't real poll options.

[Asker]

Nice.

[DermalPunch]

Thanks for the MHO and you keep those kooky polls going 🥰

[ODC2112]

In the country where I live, it is common to eat horse meat, as in many other European countries except the British Isles. Horse meat is low in fat and high in iron. The low fats are 70% unsaturated, so they bring very little cholesterol like chicken meat, but it has a lot of iron. Meat can be considered better than that of bovine as a nutritional contribution.

In the past I ate horse meat and donkey meat both as cured meats, the horse meat was horse bresaola and the donkey meat was donkey salami, which is now very rare to find.

[Asker]

It's not a bad thing, but I don't like bear heart. lol

[Redhead999]

I have. There was the tesco scandal a few years ago.

[Asker]

You're the second person to mention that place.

[HighlyVolatile]

We eat a lot here in Japan and often raw. We call basashi:

But not farmed typically for slaughter. Mostly old horses. We just don't bury dead horses. We eat them.

[HighlyVolatile]

If I'm desperate I don't mind eating anything. Bugs, humans, whatever. I don't kill humans to eat but if they're dead and we don't have anything to eat, might as well make a barbecue.

[Asker]

I had to laugh at that, because it could be taken the wrong way. lol

[HighlyVolatile]

It's usually taken the wrong way! :-D

[HighlyVolatile]

But I think people who know what it it is like to live in extreme conditions are usually more open-minded to these things. I got some experience living in extreme conditions where hunger was more than a hobby or a craving. Ethics apply less in those cases. And I don't even see what's wrong with eating a horse especially provided it was not killed to eat but just happened to be dead.

[Asker]

I'm just glad you got the joke. My economics teacher in high school said him and some pals tried human meat. They snuck in the medical lab, and got some cadaver. He said they had to boil the formaldehyde out of it before they could cook it. (he was at a university that had that)

He said it wasn't all that bad.

[penteractgaming]

I always thought it was odd that people draw arbitrary lines like that. i. e. cow/pig/sheep/chivken is fine but horse crosses a line for some reason. If you're going to get squeemish about eating a horse, its hard to craft an argument that couldnt also apply to pretty much any animal.

[Asker]

I draw the line at sheep, because it's worth it's weight in gold, and I'm poor. I did, however, answer a question about eating rabbit on this site. They sell rabbit tacos in Seattle.

[call_me_scar]

I'd eat it if it tasted just as good, theirs a fun YouTube video over a time when meats got mixed up in a frozen food product so people who thought they had beef actually ate horse and when the public became aware of this some bought up the horse meat to compare it against normal beef

[Asker]

I watched a documentary where they showed Vietnamese people eating tarantula. They said it was kind of like lobster. I don't think I could go that far.

[DARKCLOUD1945X]

Do you know how many times you have eaten horse meat? Most people would not even know that they have had horse meat it looks the same a little sweeter the fat color is a little different NYC had a problem in the 60s with meat vendors swapping horse meat for beef and was an ongoing problem for a few years of course meat inspectors were in on the deal and horse was routinely found in supermarket meat cases Yes I knowingly have had horse meat in Italy where it is still serve in places.

[Asker]

I have no idea how many times, but this butcher shop wasn't tricking anyone. They flat out sold horse meat.

[Emilyis]

Horse meat in a delicacy in Europe. Only in America, are horses treated as pets. I have had horsemeat in Paris and it's actually good. I have had horses most of my life here in Texas.

[Asker]

I guess the horses feel lucky that they are treated as pets.

[Guy13]

I ate mountain oyster and probably both dog and cat in SE Asia…SURE, bring some over…I’ll put in a line ranger mask and hat and have a good time. You bring the reigns and ass slap stick

[Asker]

My dad and his brother's have property in the mountains. It's basically just a camp site, but they have a huge gazebo and even a shower shed. One weekend he served up Rocky Mountain Oysters, but I had to work, so I wasn't able to go. He said people tried them.

[Guy13]

They are tender like a filet. Must be all that urine keeping everything moist🙃

😋

Are you in West Virginia or NC

[Asker]

I'm on the left coast.

[Guy13]

Damn, I didn’t think that they did that kind of thing out there. Take some of that to Portland, why don’t ya….

[Asker]

Portland was a gorgeous city before the mayor let Antifa take it over. When I was a little girl my dad took me to the zoo. I had a giant bag of Cheetos, and a giraffe stole them. I didn't mind the theft part, but he ate the plastic and all. I thought for sure I would go to prison for giraffe murder. Luckily no one saw it, so I just walked on my way.

"Nothing to see here folks, just a dead giraffe choking on a bag of Cheetos. Move along." lol

[ShadowMonarch]

horse meat was a norm in old times
I don't think there's anything wrong in eating

I mean people even eat alligators?

[Asker]

I would buy some alligator if I could find some.

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

Yes, I used to eat horse steaks, and horse meat with rice and potatoes, they were my favorite dishes!

[Asker]

It's not bad at all. It's just very lean, so it's missing the fat to make it juicy.

[purplepoppy]

I've eaten zebra steaks and they were OK. As for horse I suspect we all eat that without knowing from time to time without knowing.

[Asker]

I talked to a commercial fisherman, and he told me there was no chicken in McDonald's chicken McNuggets. He said it was skate wings.

[purplepoppy]

Lol chicken is far cheaper

[Asker]

Probably, but when that trawler net is pulled up, all of the catch is going to be sold. People assume that the dolphins are the exception. Yeah, not so much.

[purplepoppy]

Only a few species of skate are edible most are disgusting and have no value.

[Asker]

LMAO. Don't give me your troll crap.

[purplepoppy]

No seriously. The delicious ones are now virtually extinct here in the UK but the ones that taste like shit are really common.

[Asker]

Post a new picture.

[ArtemisSilver]

Well I did eat meatballs at Ikea... So oopsies.

Honestly if the horsemeat was otherwise going to go to waste as it usually does here I see no problem with it. Just good resource management. It's not like horses eat anything particularly dirty.

[Asker]

Not at all. It's just that people rank them higher on the food chain. I can't really argue, because I wouldn't want to eat a dog. I know they do that in China, and it's kind of the same thing. People think it's wrong.

[ArtemisSilver]

Dogs aren't the same at all, they eat meat and trash making them concentrators of toxic compounds. Same with any meat eaters, and particularly bad the closer they are to the top of the food chain.

Same reason I avoid certain fish.

Also it's kinda fucked up eating a companion animal. Whereas traditionally horses are working animals l

[Asker]

I couldn't do it. I'd rather eat grass.

[exitseven]

On the old Tonight Show Johnny Carson had a taste test where people had to figure out which was the horse burger out of a few hamburgers. Nobody was able to do it.

[Asker]

Johnny was the only person to be able to define what a New York second was.
He said a New York second was the time it took before the Manhattan light turns green, and the guy behind you honks his horn.

And why did they ever call it a "hamburger?" "Ham?"

Why do they call it a hot water heater? Isn't hot water already heated?

Why do we park in the driveway, and drive on the parkway?

So many questions to be answered.

[exitseven]

yes. so many questions.

[Asker]

George Carlin suggested that somewhere in the world, there is a HUGE pile of sunglasses and a HUGE pile of socks. None of the socks match, because the dryer only steals one. If you throw two blue socks in the dryer, you're only getting one back. It's some kind of universal law.

If you accidentally drop your toast with peanut butter on it, and you're over linoleum, there's an 80% chance the peanut butter side with hit the ground. If you're over carpet, the odds of the peanut butter side hitting the ground bumps up to 100%.

[MTC29]

I've eaten horse meat. It tastes something like venison (deer). Even so, there is nothing remarkable about it.

[Asker]

It's very lean, just like venison or elk, and that's why it's not as favorable as pork or beef. But when you're hungry, it hits the spot.

[Sonorous]

Yeah. Only because I told myself that if I'm going to eat meat, I'm gonna have to be okay with eating every type of meat that's safe to consume.

[MuddyMole]

It's not a big deal. You can buy in supermarkets across half of Europe.

[Asker]

That makes sense to me. And it also makes sense to be a vegetarian. But when we humans decide which animals deserve to live and which deserve to die, it gets kind of goofy to me. Everyone eats tuna fish sandwiches, but the thought of killing a dolphin is horrible.

[jamesgoldman]

Almost certainly have, it caused a big scandal a few years ago in the UK

Willingly well sure given I've had the regular meats, venison, wild boar, duck and other game birds

[Asker]

I've had marlin and it tastes a lot like pork chops.

[blissinanarchy1]

Horse meat would likely be something I'd eat if it were suggested to me by other people when out to eat.

[Asker]

I used to live in an area that had a restaurant that served exotic meats. I never got a chance to go there, but they served crocodile and cougar. (and lots of other stuff) I bet the cougar tasted like crap, but I bet the croc was yummy.

[abc3643]

I will simply say this:
1. I am a horse owner.
2. I've met horses I would eat.

[Redstang88]

Yeah I’m not opposed to it, I’ve tried just about everything else

[Asker]

When I lived in Thailand, many of my friends were hookers. I didn't care. They were the nicest people you would ever meet. They were just trying to put food on the table for their parents on the farm up North. I knew this cool guy that made a living selling roasted chicken. I would stop by after class and grab a couple. They were only about 2 bucks each. I took them to my favorite outdoor bar and let the girls have them. It was funny, because they were so humble and shy. But after one of them took the first bite, they all became great white sharks. lol

But I also started bringing them grasshoppers.


Yummy.

[RafaRodri]

Well if you lived in the UK and had Tesco burgers about 10 years ago then you’ve tried horse meat

[Asker]

Tesco Lotus?

[RafaRodri]

Tesco is a supermarket?

[Asker]

Well, Tesco Lotus was my favorite grocery store when I lived in Thailand. I had a cool bicycle and it had a giant basket in front. I'd go there to load up and stuff I couldn't get from the public markets.

[KostasKouvalis]

No, but I would try it if someone offered me a free sample

[Asker]

It's lean like deer or elk, so you need to ad a touch of cooking oil to make it tasty.

[KostasKouvalis]

Oh really? I've tried deer before and I liked it, but it sounds like it's better to have a professional cook it.

[Asker]

Moose and deer are OK, but elk is yummy.

[Charliefretz329]

I’ve eaten horse and it was delicious. But it definitely doesn’t need ketchup… I also eat almost everything that moves

[Asker]

It's not so much that it needs ketchup, it's more that I love ketchup. I had a girlfriend and she once told me she could smell ketchup in her car. I didn't understand. She said there was ketchup in her car. Sure enough, she was right. It was an un-opened packet on the back seat floor. She could smell it through the plastic. Holy sheep shit. You have your various super heroes, like Batman and Superman, but she was ketchup girl. I'm not sure how she could save the day with this skill, but who knows? lol

[Charliefretz329]

That’s hilarious! 😂 can she smell red ripe tomatoes from miles away? 😏

[Asker]

Yes she can. lol

[Charliefretz329]

Sounds like a survivalist super power to me!!! ❤️

[nik4play]

Yes I would. But I'd be selective of how humane the horse was processed.

[Asker]

I can't even imagine having that job.

[htmndg183]

Probably. Thank you tesco. 2013 horemeat scandal. Or was it a year before or after that.

[Asker]

I keep hearing about that.

[htmndg183]

Yea. Popular thing here in the UK that was 😂

[JesseJayNeak]

Ate them before. Their meat is like… strong flavored

[Asker]

Yes, it's gamey. But so is lamb and deer.

[spartan55]

What country was this?

[Asker]

USA..

[spartan55]

Really? I thought horse 🐴 meat was illegal here?

[Asker]

Maybe it is now, but it wasn't back in the day. And I don't know why it would be. What are you going to do with a retired race horse? I know that my uncle used to bring stuff to the lighthouse mission. It was a homeless shelter. The organization he volunteered at brought them deer hit by cars. They gladly took it.

[sheikalana]

Never tried and I'm not interested in trying.

[Vendela]

I've never eaten horse meat.

[Asker]

Cool beans.

[ManHater]

I eat bear meat, deer meat, beaver meat.

[Asker]

A lot of guys eat beaver.

[User_69]

Nope there are still too many cows around :)

[Asker]

AOC is going to get rid of them all.

[User_69]

what is AOC sorry for i dont know

[Asker]

She's a member of congress from New York. She thinks cow farts are causing global warming.

[User_69]

damn she is idiot

[Asker]

So are the people who voted for her.

[User_69]

Absolutly right :) i wish i could help you about this.

[Asker]

Google was going to put a corporate office in New York that would give high paying jobs to 40,000 people. AOC stopped it from happening, because she doesn't like Google.

[User_69]

She need to get fuck hard by someone ! :)

[Asker]

She said that the reason guys like you hate her, is because you can't have her. She really said that. lol

[User_69]

i prefer to masturbate not try to have her ! :)

[Asker]

She was just arrogant to even say that. Guys hate her because she is so dumb.

[User_69]

She is absolutly dumb. For get about her how are you?

[Asker]

I'm fine.

[User_69]

That's good :) i hope you will be better and better

[Asker]

I'll try.

[User_69]

You will be :)

[jamartheg]

Why not it’s not likes it sushi

[Asker]

I don't think anyone likes Sushi.

[jamartheg]

W fuck sushi

[BLP11520]

I was in the military I may have in Saudi Arabia?

[Asker]

You probably did.

[rohitbiruli008]

No. I only eat fish and chicken

[Yucy_Gluttony]

YES YUM

[Asker]

We ate horse and green peas everyday. It's all we knew how to cook. lol Later in life we expanded our horizons and learned how to make macaroni with ketchup.

[Uptowngirl88]

No wtf

[Asker]

Do you eat cows?

[Uptowngirl88]

Hell no

[Asker]

Fair enough.

[Iron_Man]

No and no thanks

[Asker]

Have you ever eaten cow meat?

[Iron_Man]

Yes yummy

[Asker]

My dad shot a bear and cooked it. He never told his family what it was. They loved it. My brother and I went out bow fishing. He got a giant gold fish. It was about two feet long. The lake was infested with them because people get them at the carnival, and then let them go. The fish and game department ended up killing the whole lake and starting over. But before they did, we nabbed a whopper of a gold fish. Everyone loved it. They thought it was cod.

[Iron_Man]

Hmmm Well this is something different

[Asker]

Bear is very waxy. I'm talking about the fat.

[Iron_Man]

Yikes

[Asker]

Stick to eating animals that are vegetarians.

[Iron_Man]

What about cows. What about Alpha male Bulls

[Hennessy_A]

Heck no!