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A lot of those animals that became taboo to eat in the West was due to industrialization making pork, beef, and poultry cheaper than other meats and driving the
by magicsmoke 6y ago
A lot of those animals that became taboo to eat in the West was due to industrialization making pork, beef, and poultry cheaper than other meats and driving them out of the market, and cultural attitudes following afterwards to make them taboo. The "west" ate plenty of strange meats at the dawn of the industrial revolution. Hot dogs sausages often had dog meat in them while they were native to Germany, and you could still find horse and dog meat sold in the early 1900s.
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/06/23/106756317.pdf https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/06/23/106...
- aww_dang 6y agoYou can still buy horse meat for human consumption in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag%C3%B9#:~:text=horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag%C3%B9#:~:text=horse https://stefangourmet.com/2013/02/23/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-horse-meat-braciole-di-cavallo-alla-barese/ https://stefangourmet.com/2013/02/23/there-is-nothing-wrong-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat#Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_meat#Italy
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoThey had horse days at the cafeteria when I was doing my post doc in Switzerland. It isn’t bad, but really chewy.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoCats too! "Dachhase / roof bunny" was a thing during WWII.