Horse meat on the menu
 

I could not do it.

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2012/0...orse-meat.html

It is raw too. Crosses the line for me like shark fin. I am a foodie by all accounts but somethings are just too much for me.

Raw meat is delicious. Ever had sushi?

I would say the bigger problem would be the quality of how the animal was raised.

I'd imagine lightly medicated would be unlikely.

I am not eating a dog, a cat or a horse. I do not judge anyone who does, just not for me.

I am also ruling out panda bear.

I have had many raw meats and more sushi than I can remember, Osaka in Vegas is best, actually prefer it at least rare in most animals. That said I am unaware of any organic, grass fed Wagyu style horse meat farms producing this meat, which would be a second cause for concern, the first, for me anyway, is that it was a horse and I like horses.

Agreed.

But to not eat it because it's served raw seems silly.

I used to love many meats raw.

But after my first basic immunology/infectious diseases of animals courses, I never ate raw meat again, and I never will. Way too risky in 21st century. And believe me, I avoid a lot of other uncooked stuff from "certain restaurants", even fruits/veggy type stuff.

No, I would never eat horse meat. But it is high in protein, low in fat. Popular other countries, of course, as a protein source.

Yeah, I took similar courses in college. Comparative Pathobiology was disgusting.

I only eat meats I get from producers I know personally in my area (grass fed, no drugs, well water, etc..), and whatever I hunt. Nothing like eating venison with the steam still coming off of it.

Just got myself a freezer full of pasture raised, no grain fed chickens for like $1.50 a pound from a local family that homesteads.



Factory farmed meat that most people eat isn't even meat if you ask me.

yeah, i prefer mine with grill marks. :D

Best part of living in CO is the available meats. Market or mountains.

Same here.

Great meats, great seafood (I get FRESH diver scallops for $3.95 a pound!), raw dairy, loads of wild and not so wild herbals, great foraging, etc...

Maine is tremendous.

Developed a shellfish allergy while in culinary school, got as far away from the water as I reasonably could to make that hurt less! Love Maine though, beautiful place.