Horse meat in Manhattan

[Andypre]

i know it`s unusual in us but i really miss eating horse`s meat or donkey`s meat, if you guys know a place that sells those meat or a restaurant please let me know

[inmybackpages]

Well, not in Manhattan, but there's an Ikea in Brooklyn and also in NJ. Don't they have horse meatballs?

[loratliff]

I like horse meat (and am not at all opposed to horse slaughter), but as a life-long equestrian, I eat it sparingly for one reason: many (if not almost all) of the horses slaughtered are ex-racehorses, pumped full of steroids, blood thinners, tranquilizers, etc. Just food for thought for those who eat it with any frequency.

[ttoommyy]

Are you talking about just in the US? Or in Europe, as well?

[debinqueens]

i think loratliff is referring to North America. i shun eating horse meat for personal reasons, but i do believe that many European countries have ranches/farms where horses are raised purely for human consumption.

[ttoommyy]

I've eaten horse in Italy a couple of times and enjoyed it. I assumed it was raised ourely for human consumption. Thanks @debinqueens.

[UES Mayor]

I say neigggggghhhh

[jonkyo]

Last year the US outlawed horse meat slaughter houses, and they all shut. (see NYT archive)

Some representative has tried to re-establish the practice.

Have not read anything in the paper lately about it.

Try seeing if there are import items in Coney Island Russian shops, and if you find some, then smuggle it into Manhattan.

Try Taco Bell. you might get lucky with them cheating with horse meat. Jest.

Horse meat is delicious.

[porker]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/bus...

From my interpretation, horse slughterhouses are operational in the United States, and they are not "all shut". It seems horse meat for human consumption in the US must be inspected by the USDA. The USDA does not do the inspections, making it illegal for horsemeat to be sold in the US. They apparently continue the practice for export...

BTW, every grocery store in Quebec has horsemeat for sale, next to the bison and elk...

[jonkyo]

American food industrialists are going to keep things the way they are, protecting the vast investment and value they have in cattle. Thus limiting forever the diet of the majority of Americans.

This is NYT Oct. 11, 2011: headline to article.

"Slaughter of Horses Goes On, Just Not in US - The New York Times"

Nice info on Quebec, thank you.

[squid kun]

Spotted this sign on a food booth at a Little Italy street fair and couldn't help but think of this thread ...

[porker]

Why the long face, Ed?

[ttoommyy]

Really? Or just joking? Because I love horse meat and would love to find someplace that serves it.

And if you are just ripping on halal meat, do you realize that for meat to be halal it has to meet certain standards, just like kosher meat does?

[mahler5]

I think it's illegal in the U.S.

[Sneakeater]

I think it now isn't.

[Alan Henderson]

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