The butchers at Rugis Market in Paris they're not surprised cheap meat has been found in cheap frozen lasagna. But, for the record, they don't have anything against horsemeat.
Appalled about European horsemeat being passed off as beef? That's nothing. Donkey, puffin and even rat show up on continental dinner plates — and in vitro beef may soon follow.
The snake snacks, dog dinners or potentially poisonous blow-fish banquets of Asian cuisine may conventionally top the yuck factor list for squeamish North American palettes. But Europe has its gastronomic weird side, too.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Synthetic meat is almost here. Vegetarians could eat it; PETA supports it; and mass marketing the stuff could feed the world and save the environment. That is, if anyone actually eats it.
In light of this horse meat hysteria that has recently gripped the public, we thought we'd shed some light on the fact that there is an actual word dedicated to the consumption of horse.
Word of the Day: If you're going to be eating horse meat, voluntarily or not, you should know what the practice is called.
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