Exotic Meats - horse etc

RBrigzy

After the various horse meat scandals in the UK I was alerted to the fact that horse meat is lower in fat and probably better for you generally than many beef products.

I have found a web site where I can order all sorts of horse meat things a well as zebra :

http://www.exoticmeats.co.uk/horse-meat.html

I am wondering if anyone has experience of horse or can recommend other less common meats with a health advantage.

Cheers

over_oxers

I have never eaten horse but can tell you that until a few years ago the US was the largest exporter of horses to the EU for meat. Horses are not raised as food animals in most parts of the world including the US. There is no regulation on medications, dewormers etc that these animals consume. So apart from being am avid equestrian I wouldn't eat horse for these reasons.

Chadomaniac

Ostrich . I eat it daily

As well as Kudu biltong/jerky

RBrigzy

I have never eaten horse but can tell you that until a few years ago the US was the largest exporter of horses to the EU for meat. Horses are not raised as food animals in most parts of the world including the US. There is no regulation on medications, dewormers etc that these animals consume. So apart from being am avid equestrian I wouldn't eat horse for these reasons.

Good point

RBrigzy

Ostrich . I eat it daily

As well as Kudu biltong/jerky

Do you find it online or in your local shops?
Thanks

Chadomaniac

Ostrich . I eat it daily

As well as Kudu biltong/jerky

Do you find it online or in your local shops?
Thanks

Local shops

Don't know if you have woolworths around you . That's where I get my Ostrich meat from

Ranocchia

I ate it
it is quite common in some areas in italy. It is not bad.. although I don't like it so much because it has a bit of irony taste.
It is actually often used for people with anemia who need iron in their diet

escloflowneCHANGED

Why would it be better for you because it's leaner!?

helpfit101

We used to eat horse meat just occasionally when I was young and it was considered a treat because horses are more expensive to keep than cows I guess. And there are fewer of them being kept for meat.

It tasted pretty gamey, very tasty I have to say! Yummy!

BunBun85

I'd love to try horse! We eat a lot of reindeer and moose, sometimes whale.

Iron_Lotus

I was tricked into eating horse when I was a kid. It was really yummy!

Chica_de_Aqua

Avoid it -- previous contributor was 100% correct regarding horse -- and I do say this with the bias of also being an avid equestrian. Here is an informative link.

http://www.livescience.com/38829-horsemeat-trade-leaves-consumers-wondering.html

darrensurrey

Apparently, rabbit is fat-free if you really need to avoid fat.

I have never eaten horse but can tell you that until a few years ago the US was the largest exporter of horses to the EU for meat. Horses are not raised as food animals in most parts of the world including the US. There is no regulation on medications, dewormers etc that these animals consume. So apart from being am avid equestrian I wouldn't eat horse for these reasons.

S'right. That's the worry with the horse that was found in "beef" burgers and "beef" lasagne from numerous established companies. It isn't the fact that it's horse (fine animals that they are), it's the fact that there will be traces of medicines not suitable for humans. Bute, for instance, is helpful to horses but causes cancer in humans.

MoRiv1986

They say dog meat is good for you. The people here eat it as a delicacy. They put it in soups. Enjoy.

RBrigzy

I see what you mean about the drugs risk - and that is unnerving.

Is there anywhere you can buy where there is no such risk or some controls in place?

KeithChanning

I have eaten, and enjoyed, venison in UK, horse in France; zebra, wildebeest, springbok, kudu and other antelope in Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa. Generally, all of these animals run, unlike cattle, pigs and sheep that are mostly sedentary. They develop muscle rather than fat, and thus are significantly leaner, as well as having a nice gamey taste. They also, for the most part, have a natural, free life, and a quick death.

I believe I once ate elephant when I visited a village in Tanzania - not totally sure. Whatever it was, I wouldn't want to try it again. It was served with ughali (maize flour paste) and a very thin liquid.

RBrigzy

Apparently, rabbit is fat-free if you really need to avoid fat.

Yep I have been trying rabbit in the slow cooker with mushrooms etc - that is awesome, reminds me there is one left in the freezer in fact...

UsedToBeHusky

Ostrich . I eat it daily

Ostrich is very good.

darrensurrey

I see what you mean about the drugs risk - and that is unnerving.

Is there anywhere you can buy where there is no such risk or some controls in place?

France sounds like a good shout: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9889426/Frances-horsemeat-industry-races-back.html

RBrigzy

...They also, for the most part, have a natural, free life, and a quick death...

That has to be a very good reason to be open minded..

ColinJacksonMusic

Kvalkjøtt (whale) my absolute favourite meat. Very hard to get it in England, however.