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.