Exotic Meats - horse etc

RBrigzy
RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
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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
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  • over_oxers
    over_oxers Posts: 47 Member
    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
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    Ostrich . I eat it daily

    As well as Kudu biltong/jerky
  • RBrigzy
    RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
    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
    RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
    Ostrich . I eat it daily

    As well as Kudu biltong/jerky
    Do you find it online or in your local shops?
    Thanks
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    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
    Ranocchia Posts: 73 Member
    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
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    Why would it be better for you because it's leaner!?
  • helpfit101
    helpfit101 Posts: 347 Member
    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
    BunBun85 Posts: 246 Member
    I'd love to try horse! We eat a lot of reindeer and moose, sometimes whale.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    I was tricked into eating horse when I was a kid. It was really yummy!
  • Chica_de_Aqua
    Chica_de_Aqua Posts: 2
    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
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    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
    MoRiv1986 Posts: 379 Member
    They say dog meat is good for you. The people here eat it as a delicacy. They put it in soups. Enjoy.
  • RBrigzy
    RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
    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
    KeithChanning Posts: 202 Member
    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
    RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
    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
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Ostrich . I eat it daily

    Ostrich is very good.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    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
    RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
    ...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
    ColinJacksonMusic Posts: 13
    Kvalkjøtt (whale) my absolute favourite meat. Very hard to get it in England, however.
  • RBrigzy
    RBrigzy Posts: 152 Member
    They say dog meat is good for you. The people here eat it as a delicacy. They put it in soups. Enjoy.
    For some reason (I know it is illogical to be selective) but I don't think I could stomach that..
  • JCM1969
    JCM1969 Posts: 141 Member
    We primarily eat deer, elk and antelope. It is much leaner...
    We hunt and butcher it ourselves so we have control over what is put into the burger... ( a lot of places add fat to make it taste more "beef like") so if you are buying online watch out for that.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    I've had ostrich, elk, deer, alligator, javelina (peccary), rabbit, and bison. Ostrich is definitely a good one, but so rarely find it anywhere.

    ETA: and Kangaroo once.
  • KarlaH9801
    KarlaH9801 Posts: 362 Member
    I live in the Pacific Northwest, America, and we've had everything from grouse, emu, and rabbit to venison, moose, and bear. If you don't particularly care for gamey-ness, soak your meat overnight in whole milk. I know it sounds weird, but it totally works. Oh, we hunt, but we can purchase buffalo and emu in butcher shops.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I've had ostrich, elk, deer, alligator, javelina (peccary), rabbit, and bison. Ostrich is definitely a good one, but so rarely find it anywhere.

    ETA: and Kangaroo once.

    Mmmm....gator....*insert Homer girgle here*
  • BrotherBill913
    BrotherBill913 Posts: 662 Member
    They say dog meat is good for you. The people here eat it as a delicacy. They put it in soups. Enjoy.


    I spent a year in Korea as well. do meat is not a delicasy. It is for sub-standeard living conditions. If you really like eating it stay there.....
  • rowanwood
    rowanwood Posts: 509 Member
    I would think options like elk and deer would be easier to come by and they are even more regulated for farming than beef cattle are. And of course, wild meat is drug free. And delicious.
  • LeoGirl30
    LeoGirl30 Posts: 10
    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

    I've heard buffalo and elk are suppose to be healthier than beef
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    They say dog meat is good for you. The people here eat it as a delicacy. They put it in soups. Enjoy.


    I spent a year in Korea as well. do meat is not a delicasy. It is for sub-standeard living conditions. If you really like eating it stay there.....

    Is it true that they think beating the animal and death by hanging makes the meat taste better? Because that would be a reason for me NOT to advocate eating dog meat.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    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

    I've heard buffalo and elk are suppose to be healthier than beef

    All of this, of course, assumes that animal fat is bad for you.

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