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A slice of old Trigger?? This man in Florida was arrested for selling horse meat:

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-ne...-of-suspected-horse-meat-affidavit-says/

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested for the illegal sale of 40 pounds of slaughtered horse meat, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.

On Dec. 11, detectives were tipped off about a horse that was killed for the harvest and sale of the meat.

An arrest affidavit said an operation was launched on Dec. 13 to purchase the 40 pounds of horse meat for $500 from the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Alain Arencibia-Diaz of Miami.

Around 3:50 p.m. that afternoon, Arencibia-Diaz arrived at an agreed-upon location, a Home Depot parking lot on Okeechobee Road.

The suspect handed the informant a black plastic bag containing the suspected horse meat, according to the affidavit.

Arencibia-Diaz was arrested without incident, charged, and taken to the local correctional center.

The arrest affidavit said the suspect horse meat was taken to an investigator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for testing and identification.

The investigation is ongoing.


How long has horse meat been off the market in America? There sure are a lot of horses out west that could be run through the slaughter house:

I ate it several times while in Belgium several years ago. Wasn't that bad.

For a short time it was available in grocery stores in the U.S., late 60s I think. My mom bought some and served it, I don't remember noticing any difference between it and beef.
I remember there was an All In The Family episode about Edith serving it to Archie, as I recall he didn't notice the difference either.

I ordered a steak in a Sicilian restaurant one time. I know damned good and well they served me horse, and I refused to accept it. Pissed off the restaurant owner, but too bad. He shouldn't have tried to deceive me.

Pretty good meat .

We had a market in Connecticut that sold it during the 70s. At the same time I worked for International Harvester and a truck with horses was in for repair. I don't know if they slaughtered them first but the load was bound for France. This was 1979 or 80.

Probably every person over 60 who ate school lunch has had horse multiple times.

most of us have prolly eatin' horsemeat... whether we know it or Not!... Bleeve' it's startin' ta turn on me... lol

I would eat it with no problem at all... if I could go shoot one and eat it, even better... stupid it is illegal

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I’ve heard ass is more tender

I recall seeing a photo from WW2. In France after a bombing. A horse had been killed and people were out in the street cutting pieces of meat off of the horse to eat.

They weren't properly butchering it. Everybody was just cutting chunks off of it to take home and put in the stew pot.

They say donkey is the best.

The only reason horse is illegal in the US are the bleeding hearts. I seem to recall having it once and the impressions was that it is finer-grained than beef but just as tasty. I'd certainly have it again.

I ate when I was a kid living in Montana.
I remember cleaning my plate. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Horse and Moose are about the same texture and flavor when prepared equally. Rio7

I would give it a go.

Ate it in Japan.

They put it on Sushi.

I expect Disney, My Friend Flicka, Trigger, and similar ilk contributed to the ban.

Blue,please. Hint............

A colt got a broken leg when we were working the horse herd in our corrals when

I was about high school age. I suggested we take a rear quarter for eating.

It was fine. But most people cannot get it past the brain.