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Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat#Taboos
TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.
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As an American, it’s pretty wild to learn how many non-English speaking countries have zero problems eating horse meat. It’s a taboo that seems so heavily ingrained in our culture, I’ve never second guessed it.
Probably tastes like beef or smth, I’d eat it
I don’t even eat meat, but Americans making a huge deal specifically about eating horseys will never stop being weird.
Bonus TIL: Mexico is the largest producer of horse meat in the world, and it is all exported to horse eating countries.
When Lewis and Clark finally made it out to the Oregon Territory, they butchered horses and refused to touch the local salmon, which was plentiful.
I’m American, I think it seems fine to me. Why should the horse get a pass when everything else on a farm gets eaten.
I’d give it a try
I am from French Canada. I have never heard of eating horse meat.
American outrage culture is a joke.
Speaking as an American, I’ve always found it interesting what animals we deem unacceptable or taboo to eat. Growing up overseas, I’ve always been open to trying different things that I normally wouldn’t have eaten. I think I would still try horse if given the chance