Le 07/12/2011 01:59, clipka a écrit :
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> Horse is actually quite tasty.

Rather than tasty, the taste is very strong.

And often far from the sweet & delicious taste you might be used to.

The main deterrents to horse as food are:
 * it take too much time to get an adult sized animal for butcher
 * there is no milking interest to compensate that age.
 * the needed space is large
 * feeding is strongly limited
 * it does not grow meat and fat easily.

Look at:
 * beef: 2 years for adult made for meat, 5 years for adult used also
for milk.
 * chicken: must be between 40 and 90 days old. Egg production is also
interesting.
 * pork: disputed for its worms and dangerous toxins when worked in warm
environment,  about 6 months before consumption.
 * sheep/mutton: interest for the milk and wool, 2 years for meat,
interesting market for meat of young (less than 1 year).

Last but maybe not least: eating horse was forbidden by 2 popes, Gregory
III (732) and Zachary (751).
It was perceived as pagan behaviour of the northern population.

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