Looking for a bit of horse?

wet-paint

Hey folks,
Anyone know any butchers around that stock or can get horsemeat?
Ate some, loved it, want to get more.
Cheers,
WP.

toadfly

Where did you get it before?

wet-paint

The Italian Alps.

snubbleste

I'd say there'll be a good few outlets around race week

legatti

wet-paint wrote: »

Hey folks,
Anyone know any butchers around that stock or can get horsemeat?
Ate some, loved it, want to get more.
Cheers,
WP.

I have reported your post, as Horsemeat for consumption is Illegal in this country and you are also barbaric, when you find some op..i hope you choke

brembo26

legatti wrote: »

I have reported your post, as Horsemeat for consumption is Illegal in this country and you are also barbaric, when you find some op..i hope you choke

i dont eat and probably never will eat horse meat but that post was still a bit harsh!

Xiney

legatti wrote: »

I have reported your post, as Horsemeat for consumption is Illegal in this country and you are also barbaric, when you find some op..i hope you choke

I don't think so - it's exported at least.

It might not be available locally but that is likely down to culture and not law.

Cavehill Red

legatti wrote: »

I have reported your post, as Horsemeat for consumption is Illegal in this country and you are also barbaric, when you find some op..i hope you choke

Could you cite the legislation banning the consumption of horsemeat for us?

legatti

Xiney wrote: »

I don't think so - it's exported at least.

It might not be available locally but that is likely down to culture and not law.

Your right Xiney i stand corrected it is legal in this country..
but it is barbaric, and thoose that consume it are barbaric as well.
if that offends, its not personal, i find it highly offensive and barbaric for anyone to consume it

Dublin_Gunner

legatti wrote: »

Your right Xiney i stand corrected it is legal in this country..
but it is barbaric, and thoose that consume it are barbaric as well.
if that offends, its not personal, i find it highly offensive and barbaric for anyone to consume it

Whats different about eating a horse / cow / chicken?

Just 'cause its a horse?

Time to get off your high horse :P

Maja

Xiney wrote: »

I don't think so - it's exported at least.

It might not be available locally but that is likely down to culture and not law.

- culture also is in some African countries to castrate womens clitoris, so what you call culture is sometimes barbaric (like corrida in Spain).


"I'd say there'll be a good few outlets around race week "

-good point!

Xiney

the treatment of many horses in this country while they remain alive is far more barbaric, in my humble opinion.

Xiney

Maja wrote: »

- culture also is in some African countries to castrate womens clitoris, so what you call culture is sometimes barbaric (like corrida in Spain).


"I'd say there'll be a good few outlets around race week "

-good point!

the mutilation of a human being, often a child, does not compare to the slaughter and consumption of an animal, so don't even go there.

PopeBuckfastXVI

Can we keep to the topic of the thread, which is the availability of horse meat in Galway please?

Discussion of the pros and cons of eating horse should be taken here -> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=35

/moderation

Robbo

legatti wrote: »

Your right Xiney i stand corrected it is legal in this country..
but it is barbaric, and thoose that consume it are barbaric as well.
if that offends, its not personal, i find it highly offensive and barbaric for anyone to consume it

Where do you stand on keeping horses as pets and wanging them into trailers to bring to vaudevillian paegants?

steel_spine

legatti wrote: »

I have reported your post, as Horsemeat for consumption is Illegal in this country and you are also barbaric, when you find some op..i hope you choke

And somehow, I get the feeling you're not vegetarian.

OP, can't find any evidence that it's illegal at all - taboo perhaps since the church has denounced the eating or horsemeat in centuries gone by, but all horsemeat slaughtered in Ireland appears to be for export (and there is a considerable amount slaughtered for consumption in Ireland - what do you think happens to all the horses bred for racing that don't make the grade?). I wouldn't fancy your chances of finding any for your own consumption.

Cavehill Red

There appears to be only one horse butcher in Ireland, supplying the meat to markets in France and Belgium.
Given the stink about Gordon Ramsay serving horsemeat in one of his London restaurants I'd guess it's a given that it is either unavailable or extremely hard to source anywhere in Ireland or Britain.

PopeBuckfastXVI

http://www.murphsbistro.com/dishes.php

Heard this guy on the radio the other morning, I believe they regularly have Zebra on the menu, might be worth trying if you are up around Cavan?

?Cee?view

I'd say your best bet might be to find a German or Swiss Butcher. They should know where to get it.

It's very common in parts of Italy, Germany and Switzerland, and I don't think they're all barbarians :rolleyes:

I found it quite nice; a bit gamier than Beef, Pork, Chicken or any of the other animals that are more commonly eaten here.

evil_seed

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Time to get off your high horse

mmmmmm high horse :pac:

wet-paint

A ha ha ****ing ha, this ****e is hilarious! Barbaric? Get ****ed, you and your barbaric.
Cheers for the answers folks, I figure my best bet is to find a specialty butcher and see if he'd know anyone who'd know a guy, etc etc.

kodute

evil_seed wrote: »

mmmmmm high horse :pac:

Horse stuffed with mephedrone? mmmmm tasty!

The Hill Billy

OP - It's not much use to you, but there's a great 'Pferd Metzger' (horse butcher) around the corner from me in Switzerland. I've had it a few times - the first time I didn't realise what it was & thought that it was a really tender & flavoursome steak.

It is very popular here & regularly features on the menu in the work restaurant.

civis_liberalis

When I saw the title of this thread I was sure that "horse" was just a euphemism for something.

I'm disappointed.

McTigs

legatti wrote: »

Your right Xiney i stand corrected it is legal in this country..
but it is barbaric, and thoose that consume it are barbaric as well.
if that offends, its not personal, i find it highly offensive and barbaric for anyone to consume it

Now you're just being races

Captain Darling

After reading this this thread i could do with a bit of horse, charley or whizz.

doubleglaze

legatti wrote: »

but it is barbaric
if that offends, its not personal, i find it highly offensive and barbaric for anyone to consume it

+1

catmelodian

I will sort you out on the supersly. Drop me a pm.

Robbo

Out of curiosity, is there variations in taste depending on the type of horse consumed? Would a Shetland Pony be more like veal than a big old Clydsedale? And is there enough left over for glue afterwards?

catmelodian

Robbo wrote: »

Out of curiosity, is there variations in taste depending on the type of horse consumed? Would a Shetland Pony be more like veal than a big old Clydsedale? And is there enough left over for glue afterwards?

In poor taste imo. A sad individual.

Robbo

catmelodian wrote: »

In poor taste imo. A sad individual.

It's genuine curiosity. There's any number of rubbish and obvious puns that could have been made here.

Xiney

I would say it's quite likely that the type of horse affects the taste, but I wouldn't think that the size has has much to do with it as the age, work history and diet.

kodute

Xiney wrote: »

I would say it's quite likely that the type of horse affects the taste, but I wouldn't think that the size has has much to do with it as the age, work history and diet.

Presumably stallion tastes terrible and mare and foal are where its at?

Juicy, young foal chops...

Das Kitty

OMG!!Ponies!!!!!111

Seriously though, can those who are against the use of horses for meat please explain why it's worse than eating other delicious animals?

I'd love to try a good cut of horse, all I spotted in France the few times I was there was low quality stuff so I avoided it.

Xiney

if horses are similar to cows in that way then I would expect that to be the case.

thing is, horses don't have a whole lot of meat on them to begin with, and foals have less. Still, since non-thoroughbred horses are often bred in order to have a nursing mother for a thoroughbred horse and the nurse's foal is killed, it might be better to eat these rather than have them go to waste.

xtradel

Can you get free range horse meat....?

JohnCleary

3 pages and no one mentioned.... ???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYzVMcgWhg

FarmerGreen

If you cook the head and leave the eyeballs in it will see you through the week.

clived2

just hang around the races and wait for the donkeys to come in,
this isnt a joke

http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2009/feb/15/slow-racehorses-fed-to-the-lions-in-dublin-zoo/

CrackisWhack

legatti wrote: »

I have reported your post, as Horsemeat for consumption is Illegal in this country and you are also barbaric, when you find some op..i hope you choke

Ridiculous statement.

Many people around the world would look down on us for eating Bacon and they're wrong too. Its just cultural and religious differences.

Das Kitty

Das Kitty wrote: »

Seriously though, can those who are against the use of horses for meat please explain why it's worse than eating other delicious animals?

I love beef and eat it nearly every day but the thought of eating a horse disgusts me.

One reason is I follow horse racing so I look on horses like athletes not something for eating.

We also have horses at home and I used to horse ride/show jump a bit before and horses are much more affectionate animals than cattle or especially sheep which are so bloody stupid they don't have half a brain.

Horses are very intelligent.

I would liken eating horse to eating a dog or a cat.

I would hope that its not possible to find horse meat in Galway tbh.

clived2

Alec Cool Octopus wrote: »

I love beef and eat it nearly every day but the thought of eating a horse disgusts me.

One reason is I follow horse racing so I look on horses like athletes not something for eating.

We also have horses at home and I used to horse ride/show jump a bit before and horses are much more affectionate animals than cattle or especially sheep which are so bloody stupid they don't have half a brain.

Horses are very intelligent.

I would liken eating horse to eating a dog or a cat.

I would hope that its not possible to find horse meat in Galway tbh.

I suppose you have no problem eating pigs??

who are just as smart as dogs, if thats your argument....

Das Kitty

So it's to do with their intelligence? Well a pig is smarter than a horse!

Plenty of people have pet pigs and sheep but wouldn't go around saying that eating pork or mutton is barbaric.

clived2

clived2 wrote: »

I suppose you have no problem eating pigs??

who are just as smart as dogs, if thats your argument....

No I have no problem eating pigs, but pigs like the other commonly eaten animals have been bred for food for a very long time.

Horses have been bred for work, racing and some other sports like show jumping etc. They are on a different level in my mind anyway.

Spend a bit of time dealing with sheep and cattle (now breeding cows as they can be a bit more pet like but are not generally eaten) and I can gaurentee you that you will feel no affection towards them compare to horses.

Look at some of the great race horses I would have as much respect if not more for them than human athletes.

baldbear

B&f meats in Kilkenny slaughter horses and supply cat and dog food suppliers and also ship the horse meat out for human consumption in France and other places. So really all you need is a tin of dog food and you have some horse! I ate goat curry before, tasty!

Maja

Das Kitty wrote: »

OMG!!Ponies!!!!!111

Seriously though, can those who are against the use of horses for meat please explain why it's worse than eating other delicious animals?

I'd love to try a good cut of horse, all I spotted in France the few times I was there was low quality stuff so I avoided it.

-why dont we start eating dogs?

civis_liberalis

Wouldn't be a first for Galway by a longshot.

inisboffin

Maja wrote: »

-why dont we start eating dogs?

In some places, people *do* eat dogs. People eat seals, camel testicles and many other things that we don't necessarily eat here too.

I find the argument for not eating a horse, but eating a cow, based on intelligence a bit odd. As someone mentioned, pigs are very intelligent animals, yet bacon rolls don't seem to be causing an outrage in Galway.

For the record, I don't eat meat myself, for health and other reasons. I don't really see the difference between the types of meat you eat, and I don't call myself vegetarian either, as I eat fish. It's all up to individual tastes and comfort levels, but cow eaters calling horse eaters names is a bit pot and kettle imo.

For me it's more about respect for where food comes from. I have way more respect for my friends who raise and slaughter their own animals, versus people who go all gooey eyed over baby lambs, but get revolted by the idea of raising and killing one, yet would happily buy it all packaged and nice in Tescos.

Tbh, the fact that the OP really has a desire to find this, probably makes us think about where we get our meat from a bit more. You'd probably have a better chance of knowing its origins too. And if it's less wasteful to eat a foal as Xiney said, then that should be ok. If you have a problem with it, then examine the horse racing industry, not the meat eating, as the animal is going to be killed anyway.

Das Kitty

Maja wrote: »

-why dont we start eating dogs?

If they are humanely farmed and slaughtered and are tasty I'm there.

Maja

Das Kitty wrote: »

If they are humanely farmed and slaughtered and are tasty I'm there.

-dogs, farmed and slaughtered... nice :eek: -there is no such a thing like "humanely slaughtered"!


"In some places, people *do* eat dogs. People eat seals, camel testicles and many other things that we don't necessarily eat here too."

-thanks for enlightening me! :rolleyes: ,but I know all this and it doesn't change anything! People do lots of cruel and stupid staff and even if you call it "tradition" is wont change my opinion.

Sarky

Alec Cool Octopus wrote: »

I love beef and eat it nearly every day but the thought of eating a horse disgusts me.

I really feel for you. All those hindus blockading the Tesco meat section and calling you a disgusting barbarian must get very tiresome when you fancy a slice of tasty cowflesh. Their deeply held and ancient beliefs can go suck it, right? Right?

Horse is quite nice. If it were easier to obtain I'd eat it reguarly. Good luck with the search Mr.Paint.