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So, horse burgers. Apparently not illegal, well, if labelled properly anyway. But what does horse actually taste like? And really, can you even tell the difference? The Telegraph’s Harry Wallop put it to the test. Yum.
After having to do some considerable searching to actually find horsemeat in London, it was put to the taste test, in goulash no less. Tasty it sounds, but I’ll let you watch the above to really find out. Seems like those Tesco value burgers might have gotten an upgrade with their added horse. [Telegraph]
Image credit: Horse from Shutterstock
I quite like horse meat, but nothing is gonna beat beef for me! We used to eat it in France quite a bit, never had it over here though.
I wouldn’t mind trying it. I don’t really see horses as much different from cows, or sheep.
Note to Kat, Gary and Chris, check the milk Sam put in the fridge very carefully before using.
You cannot ride a cow into battle.
Yep, it really annoys me when people say “Ohh you can’t eat /that/ its all cute and stuff” Yea? well I find cows cute and stuff*, so what say you to that?!
* I don’t
“never had it over here though” bet you have given that certain companies seem to be sneaking it into other food products.
This is true, although I tend to make my own burgers rather than buy them – much nicer! But I suppose the mince could have horse in…
Tried it in both France and Italy, perfectly edible but not what I’d call delicious. Stick to beef I say.
Can’t comment about horse but kangaroo steaks beat beef steaks any day of the week for me
I LOVE Kangaroo steaks!
I’d have thought the resident editor would have jumped in seeing as how she’s from the convict state
I went for a horseburger once.Tthe waiter asked if I wanted anything on it and I said “Ok , I’ll have a fiver each way”
When I was a young child we went to France on holiday and had steak hache, which as you all know is effectively burgers.
Afterwards, my mum decided to tell us that steak hache was actually horse meat. Naturally we were all quite upset by this, but eventually got over it. When I went back home I took great delight in telling a friend of mine that I’d eaten horse in France and that it was delicious. I said it was called steak hache, and it was great with chips.
She burst into tears, being an avid equestrian, and was inconsolable. She couldn’t work out why her parents had also fed her steak hache, knowing she loved horses so much. She came into school the next day and told me I was lying and that her parents had told her it was cow.
I thought her parents were just being nice and didn’t want a repeat of yesterday’s fiasco, so I let it slide and promptly believed that steak hache was horse meat until I was about 17 years old.
Have you ever started to eat a horse and then realised that you weren’t that hungry after all?
Raw horse meat is the best with soy sauce!
“We promised not to film him face to face – so we filmed him face to side-of-face instead”
Why was he so worried anyway?!
They pretty much just got his whole face
It does mixed in with the tears of young girls.
I’ve not had horse meat but I’d certainly try it. I’ve had zebra though, they’re sort of like horses. Was alright I guess, a little tough perhaps.
Steaks are excellent in France, makes a change from Cow.
I’ve had raw horse on numerous occasions.
It’s alright. Not bad but not something that I would get a massive craving for.
Maybe it’s better cooked.
All this talk has made me curious and hungry; just spaffed some money on the dubiously titled website Exotic Meats.
Horse haunch. Horrrrrrrse haaaaauuuuuunch.
I ate horse in France on a school trip, in a Lasagne. They told us afterwards and I remember a few girls crying. teachers laughing etc…
It is fraudulent to sell horse as beef though and those responsible should feel the full weight of the law. God knows what else they have been upto.
Im more pissed that pig was found in the burgers. If I were Jewish I would be very angry if I shopped at one of the places involved.
Yeah if they didn’t find any secret horse meat, I think this story would’ve been a little less punny, and a bit more outrageous.
2 major religions that forbid pork, and it’s found in beef products; aside from the muslim and jewish devotees being genuinely angry/freaked at this, Tesco and the like are gonna get sued up the chuff.
One thing I don’t get – isn’t horse meat nowadays MORE expensive than beef? Unless these were some sick horses “gone to better pastures”…
apparently in Ireland it costs 200 Euros to get a horse put down but the abattoir will give you 300 Euros for a live horse to ‘use’ as pet food. Even the Irish manage to work out which deal to take
Horse is probably a lot better than the crap that usually goes into ‘value’ burger patties