Burger King admits it sold burgers with horse

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  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    How dare they add HORSE to my rat-burger!!!!!!!!!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    is that cow trying to eat the horse?!
  • SwimFan1981
    SwimFan1981 Posts: 1,430 Member
    Wait until they find out what sausages are made of :laugh:

    #smugvegetarian
  • PeachyKeene
    PeachyKeene Posts: 1,645 Member
    Yeah, I can see how it could be upsetting. Not really gross. My thing would be because horses, similar to dogs, have distinct personalities. I have never had a pet chicken, pig or cow, so I really don't know about them. It makes it easier to eat them I guess.
  • sanpfa
    sanpfa Posts: 1
    Thank you for debunking this bit of ridiculousness...most people just post without actually looking into the issue. I didn't think it sounded legit.
  • _Witsy_
    _Witsy_ Posts: 609 Member
    Meh.


    Horse meat. Cow meat. All the same.

    except that it's dishonest if you tell people it's one animal when it's another. I live in the Gulf and the supermarket staff always check that I know I'm buying camel meat when I buy it, because most westerners don't want to eat it.

    I was referring to the "ooh the poor horses" comment.

    Whether or not BK was dishonest, that's a different point.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    While I understand that horse meat is acceptable in many areas, it doesn't mean that I want to eat it, so I would not be thrilled to learn that I had inadvertently done so due to a company failing to inform their customers of the content of their product.
  • darkvoodoo
    darkvoodoo Posts: 8
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    is that cow trying to eat the horse?!

    They are grooming each other.....
  • MaryJane_JB
    MaryJane_JB Posts: 26
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    is that cow trying to eat the horse?!
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  • Menelaus35
    Menelaus35 Posts: 35
    Jack in the Box uses Kangaroo meat. No lie. :smile:
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Of course the fact that BK itself was checking the meat from it's suppliers, that it involved other companies (including TESCO) and this meat apparently wasn't served by BK, isn't relevant to the OP or anyone else? Great hatchet job there.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/01/170873657/wheres-the-beef-burger-king-finds-horsemeat-in-its-patties

    Meh, Most people are reacting to the OP... I know I was... not the issue at hand.
  • _Witsy_
    _Witsy_ Posts: 609 Member
    Of course the fact that BK itself was checking the meat from it's suppliers, that it involved other companies (including TESCO) and this meat apparently wasn't served by BK, isn't relevant to the OP or anyone else? Great hatchet job there.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/01/170873657/wheres-the-beef-burger-king-finds-horsemeat-in-its-patties

    details....details...
  • moonshadows72
    moonshadows72 Posts: 180 Member
    so what have we learned by all this???? HORSE MEAT TASTES GREAT!
  • lilteepot
    lilteepot Posts: 97
    Of course the fact that BK itself was checking the meat from it's suppliers, that it involved other companies (including TESCO) and this meat apparently wasn't served by BK, isn't relevant to the OP or anyone else? Great hatchet job there.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/01/170873657/wheres-the-beef-burger-king-finds-horsemeat-in-its-patties

    It's the supplier (of BK and of Tesco) who were selling mislabeled meat. Two weeks ago when the story broke that the supplier had included horse in the "beef" burgers, BK immediately and adamantly claimed that their supply had not been affected instead of pulling their supply "just to be safe" like Aldi did, they lied to save face. THAT's the problem. Not the horse meat, but the lack of integrity.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    all i can say is serves you all right for eating that cr@p! lol :laugh:
  • jamie610811
    jamie610811 Posts: 1,735 Member
    Now I know why I like being whipped :laugh:
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I have issues with them misselling their product, along with all the supermarkets, but honestly I see no harm in eating horse meat as long as it's safe. I remember getting abuse for eating venison and rabbit- but its leaner and is more likely eaten and lived better then beef cows- so what if its cuter?

    I prefer venison... Bison and deer is all I have had though... haven't tried rabbit, though I have always wanted to. Way leaner meats, at this point it's more environmental to hunt meat than to purchase it in the grocery store, and it's healthier as their feed isn't some manufactured (by)product made up of mostly corn.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I wouldn't object to eating horse - it's actually a pretty healthy meat choice.

    I WOULD, however, object to being told it was beef when it wasn't. I find it objectionable anytime I pay for one thing and receive something different. Double-y so, if it's something I intend to eat.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Meh.


    Horse meat. Cow meat. All the same.

    except that it's dishonest if you tell people it's one animal when it's another. I live in the Gulf and the supermarket staff always check that I know I'm buying camel meat when I buy it, because most westerners don't want to eat it.

    What sort of meals do you make with camel meat? I love trying new things. I'm addicted to shows like bizarre foods. :)

    mostly I just buy the mince, because camel on the bone takes hours to cook to be tender. I use it the same as minced beef to make stuff like camel lasagne, camel bolognaise, etc. It's not that different to beef in terms of taste and macros, just that it tends to be much tougher though I've not found that to be an issue with the mince.
  • danijolson
    danijolson Posts: 32 Member
    I love this..... I don't see why people can freak out over eating a horse, yet its okay to torture, kill and chow down on a cow. Just because you don't have a personal relationship with one doesn't make it better..
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  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    Now I know why I like being whipped

    HELLO :bigsmile:
  • TheRealPDouble
    TheRealPDouble Posts: 153
    so what have we learned by all this???? HORSE MEAT TASTES GREAT!

    ...bingo
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    is that cow trying to eat the horse?!
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    Mwah ha ha... if horse meat is good enough for the cow to eat, its good enough for me!!!!
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Yummy horse meat.
  • boonognog
    boonognog Posts: 55 Member
    Would it be wrong to call bull on this?
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    Here in the UK, the big fuss was that Tesco had Horse meat, or Horse DNA in it's burgers/mince.

    I'm not sure that I even heard BK mentioned in our news bulletins as so much fuss was being made over the supermarkets.

    The other major supermarkets also cleared their shelves of all their products, (Adsa, Sainsburys etc).

    Seems like they all, BK included, bought the meat in good faith, and the supplier was at fault.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Meh... not a fan anyway.

    But people don't want to eat horse meat because that is not what they are bred for. Cows are bred for meat. (For the PETA sponsors in this thread...)
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Of course the fact that BK itself was checking the meat from it's suppliers, that it involved other companies (including TESCO) and this meat apparently wasn't served by BK, isn't relevant to the OP or anyone else? Great hatchet job there.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/01/170873657/wheres-the-beef-burger-king-finds-horsemeat-in-its-patties

    It's the supplier (of BK and of Tesco) who were selling mislabeled meat. Two weeks ago when the story broke that the supplier had included horse in the "beef" burgers, BK immediately and adamantly claimed that their supply had not been affected instead of pulling their supply "just to be safe" like Aldi did, they lied to save face. THAT's the problem. Not the horse meat, but the lack of integrity.

    Read the article. Here's another one:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/burger-king-horsemeat-admits-tainted_n_2593538.html

    Where's the evidence that BK lied? From what I'm reading, it was the Polish supplier that lied and possibly Silvercrest, but I'm not seeing any evidence that BK itself did. Please provide a link if you have one. That way, we are getting facts and not speculation and sensationalism.
  • NdBuk
    NdBuk Posts: 25
    Isn't the whole point about this about getting what you pay for though?

    Regardless of whether or not you care about eating horse, the point is that instead of the beef you paid for, you're actually getting cheaper horsemeat to pad it out.

    Sure' I'll try a horse steak but if this is supposedly a cheaper meat I expect it to be labelled and priced accordingly.

    Apparently SwanBurgers are frowned upon though...
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Moooo. I mean neighhhhhh. No wonder Whoppers are so tasty.

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