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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.

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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....

[Deleted User]

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.

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.

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/

FarmerGreen

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

JohnCleary

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

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

xtradel

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Captain Darling

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

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

civis_liberalis

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

I'm disappointed.

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.

kodute

evil_seed wrote: »

mmmmmm high horse :pac:

Horse stuffed with mephedrone? mmmmm tasty!

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.

evil_seed

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Time to get off your high horse

mmmmmm high horse :pac:

?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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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

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.