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48. I've never eaten horse meat. However....

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 11:05 PM

Mar 2013

I would not knowingly eat horse meat. It is a cultural thing. I would not eat horse meat because horses, dogs, cats, other animals we consider pets are not considered appropriate food in our society. If I were starving and there was nothing else, i might eat some of those animals. There is nothing harmful about horse meat; I don't know what it tastes like. Other countries have no qualms about eating dog meat (Korea) but that is repugnant to our culture. China has lots of foods which we think weird! I think everybody really wants to know WHAT meat they are consuming, no matter the society.

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Poll for meat eaters: would you knowingly eat horse meat? [View all] ZombieHorde Mar 2013 OP

I ate horse meat many years ago and it was fine. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #1

Not if I can eat other things. dkf Mar 2013 #2

I've been looking forward to it. aikoaiko Mar 2013 #3

I would really like to try it. aka-chmeee Mar 2013 #4

It depends on what you mean by "eat". NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #5

I think it is obvious that I am talking about oral sex. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #7

Well then, the answer depends on how "stable" I'm feeling! NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #10

Ha! I'm done. I don't want to turn this into a beastality thread. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #12

Stop "horsing" around! theKed Mar 2013 #34

But I'm feelin' my oats! NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #36

Just try to rein it in a little theKed Mar 2013 #37

Meat's meat... slightly different flavors, but still meat...nt Bigmack Mar 2013 #6

Why not? Wounded Bear Mar 2013 #8

I would try just about anything once Quixote1818 Mar 2013 #9

In my old job exboyfil Mar 2013 #76

I remember years ago on the Johnny Carson show truegrit44 Mar 2013 #11

It was back in the 1970's. love_katz Mar 2013 #75

I seem to recall that they lifted the ban a couple of years ago, but TheManInTheMac Mar 2013 #97

No. Anybody who has been to France has already made their decision. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #13

If you go to the market in France, horsemeat is always available Major Nikon Mar 2013 #89

I'll eat almost any animal that isn't endangered. Peter cotton Mar 2013 #14

I'm in "civilized" Rome every year... brooklynite Mar 2013 #15

Lucky you, to be in Rome every year! Why YOU and not ME? CTyankee Mar 2013 #73

Actually I spend most of my time in a classrooom... brooklynite Mar 2013 #92

Fantastic! It must be a fun time... CTyankee Mar 2013 #95

Neigh! kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #16

Funny. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #17

No issues with eating horse. MichaelMcGuire Mar 2013 #18

Not if it had been connected to a GOP horse's ass. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #19

Is it really horse meat? Or something else... reformist2 Mar 2013 #20

I don't go out of my way to eat "crazy" meat TlalocW Mar 2013 #21

I think grasshopper counts as meat, but I don't really know what the "official" ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #22

It's protein why not? Lochloosa Mar 2013 #23

I've had camel BainsBane Mar 2013 #24

I'd try it LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #25

You should have made this poll really "edgy" kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #26

Sweaters, really .... Historic NY Mar 2013 #57

The wee people of the fair isles kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #61

If served by the host, absolutely jberryhill Mar 2013 #27

I've eaten ants, worms, grasshoppers and puppy dog Warpy Mar 2013 #28

How was puppy dog? nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #29

Spicy with lots of red chile Warpy Mar 2013 #31

Never had it, but I'd try it at least once. SpartanDem Mar 2013 #30

I'd eat it before I ate dog meat. El Supremo Mar 2013 #32

just ate some horsemeat in mongolia dhol82 Mar 2013 #33

Interesting - the horsemeat I had in France was very tender Retrograde Mar 2013 #58

They pound the bejeezus out of it sir pball Mar 2013 #67

that's probably the answer dhol82 Mar 2013 #99

I definitely would theKed Mar 2013 #35

Never tried it customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #38

What the hell, I've eaten crow sarisataka Mar 2013 #39

I just ate alligator sausage so I would eat horse meat at some point. Initech Mar 2013 #40

It would depend. Iggo Mar 2013 #41

The people who had tried it in this thread seem to have different opinions. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #43

They are confirmed, self-confessed hippophages kenny blankenship Mar 2013 #45

Is your post meant as humor? I can't tell. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #49

I got no beef with it. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #42

Ha! nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #44

I just wanted to vote in the poll. Kalidurga Mar 2013 #46

As long as it's certified medication free mainer Mar 2013 #47

Companion animal. /nt TheMadMonk Mar 2013 #84

I've never eaten horse meat. However.... northoftheborder Mar 2013 #48

Horses are generally held in higher esteem Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #50

Clop, clop, clop BlueJazz Mar 2013 #51

I've eaten mongoose. A horse has to taste better. WooWooWoo Mar 2013 #52

I wouldn't eat dog or cat, or bear, but horse meat would be fine bhikkhu Mar 2013 #53

I would only eat if if I was starving. Although Carlos Mencia says its delicious. n/t Ian David Mar 2013 #54

When I was a kid eons ago, we fed our dog horsemeat, on vet's orders. I forget why. MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #55

I would prefer beef, probably cuz beef's got more fat. LeftInTX Mar 2013 #56

Probably if I were starving. n/t ohheckyeah Mar 2013 #59

"you are not starving, and other options are available" flvegan Mar 2013 #60

I'm glad you like the poll. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #70

Yes, I would try it quinnox Mar 2013 #62

I HAVE eaten it Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #63

Yes, as long as I had never met the horse, but that's my philosophy for all animals that I eat Tom Ripley Mar 2013 #64

fetlocks in aspic is delicious Whisp Mar 2013 #65

Had raw horse while living in Japan Godhumor Mar 2013 #66

I developed a real taste for "paardenrookvlees" in Holland over 50 years ago. GliderGuider Mar 2013 #68

I was traveling on a barge in the Netherlands in 2011 and never encountered horsemeat... CTyankee Mar 2013 #74

Yes, but I would knowingly eat people meat, too. sofa king Mar 2013 #69

Hehe. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #71

Neigh n/t BillyJack Mar 2013 #72

Back in the 1970's horsemeat was in some demand... love_katz Mar 2013 #77

Back in the 70's there was a horse meat market HeiressofBickworth Mar 2013 #78

Why not? Meat is murder not matter what species it comes from. McCamy Taylor Mar 2013 #79

Having had horses Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #81

How hungry am I? n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #82

If the farming conditions and quality control were the same, yes LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #83

I wouldn't be surprised if I've already eaten it after all my time overseas in the Navy Revanchist Mar 2013 #85

Depends. Nine Mar 2013 #86

i wouldn't want to eat a child’s pet left is right Mar 2013 #87

that wasnt the question. n Cows,chickens and fish can be pets too..... bowens43 Mar 2013 #102

Yes I have eaten it in the past and enjoyed it and will eat it again, Stallion Steak Yum Yum! thetruthhurtsforsome Mar 2013 #88

I wouldn't eat horse, but then again I wouldn't chastise anyone who wanted to davidpdx Mar 2013 #90

Yes, but I'd worry it was actually pork Recursion Mar 2013 #91

Horse meat is a really good meat, loew in fat, healthy. I like it a lot and ate it frequently Coyotl Mar 2013 #93

I'd probably try it if I were somewhere it was on the menu Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #94

I heard the other day that a slaughterhouse was gearing up TheManInTheMac Mar 2013 #96

Last time I was in France, in the mid 1980s, I MineralMan Mar 2013 #98

I'm not sure. sadbear Mar 2013 #100

Yes - nt Ohio Joe Mar 2013 #101

I ate horse meat many years ago COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #103

Nope. I'd do my best to stay away from it. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #104

Where would we get the human meat from? nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #105

Hang around awhile, people die all the time. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #108

Depends on how much I had to pony up for it. KamaAina Mar 2013 #106

Aaaahhh! Good pun, if a pun can be good. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #107

No. I love meat - just some meat I won't eat. xchrom Mar 2013 #109