#horsemeat

[thechekhov]

Were you the one that said you liked raw horse meat? Like freshly raw?

Yeahitsgoodwhataboutit.

[shoku-and-awe]

Back from Christmastime, a bar in Ogikubo serving the traditional hearty winter fare of horsemeat burritos and hot wine. For takeout. (Yes, the burritos were sold out.)

[tokyooutdoorlife]

horsemeat !

[roughly5rocks]

Horse Masterpost

Collection of all my horses over my playthroughs of RDR2. Horses will be added as I play, mostly so I can keep track of everyone. Story and stranger spoilers if anyone cares abt that anymore.

Name: Astraeus

Name Origin: In Greek mythology, Astraeus is the Titan God of dusk, and is associated with the winds.

Breed: Iron Grey Roan Ardennes

Desc: The horse that comes with the pre-order copy on xbox. Bought him during the mission with Hosea after selling the Shire, and used him until chap 4 when I bought Asteria. There is a bug that turns this breed into a standard Tennessee when stabled, which happened once I tried to ride him afterwards, and I had to sell him :/

Name: Asteria

Name Origin: In Greek mythology, Asteria is the Titan Goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars.

Breed: Black Arabian

Desc: The second horse of my first playthrough. I bought her from the blackwater stables at the beginning of chap 4, but slowed down a bit while playing bc I felt like I was nearing the end of the game so I ended up using her as much, if not more than Astreus. She was the horse I lost during the last mission as Arthur and it killed me.

Name: Buell

Name Origin: Named by Hamish Sinclair after his commander in the army.

Breed: Cremello Gold Dutch Warmblood

Desc: Kept him after the Veteran missions, the third and final horse obtained during my first playthrough as Arthur.

Name: Ananke

Name Origin: Greek mythology, Ananke is the personification of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity.

Breed: Chocolate Roan Dutch Warmblood

Desc: First horse kept as John on my first playthrough, since I sold the one he came with and had been eyeing the breed as Arthur too. Haven’t used her much yet, since I’ve finished the epilogue and am on to my second playthrough.

Name: Nemesis

Name Origin: In Greek mythology, Nemesis is the Goddess of revenge and retribution.

Breed: Brindle Thoroughbred

Desc: Another horse I was thinking about during the first playthrough with Arthur. Thought I would have to wait until chap 3 to buy her, which would have been a while since I don’t plan on leaving horseshoe anytime soon, but I guess we were meant to be. I was ambushed by O’Driscolls while delivering wood to that guy building his house, and guess who one of them was riding! I killed him, took her, stabled her and returned for the cart. She was my main girl before getting the next two.

Name: Hephaestus

Name Origin: Hephaestus is the Greek God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, and forges.

Breed: Tiger Striped Bay Mustang

Desc: One of two horses I kept while trying out the red barn glitch (now patched). He’s become my hunting buddy due to being less easily spooked and originally having more health than the others.

Name: Aegaeon

Name Origin: Greek mythology, “Aigaion (Aegaeon) was the god of the storms of the Aegean Sea ...his name also means "Stormy One"”

Breed: Silver Dapple Pinto Missouri Fox Trotter

Desc: The horse I was originally trying to get from the red barn glitch. Imo he’s one of the prettiest horses in the game, especially in snowy areas.

Name: Ichor

Name Origin: Essentially the blood of the Gods. I’m pretty sure it’s actually a gold colour, but I wanted a blood related name bc he’s red while still sticking to the Greek theme.

Breed: Dark Bay Andalusian

Desc: Picked him up from the Strawberry stables after starting the time traveller mission. The pic doesn’t show it well but I bought him bc he’s a very vibrant red.

tbc

Name: Horsemeat

Name Origin: Play on Dogmeat from F4, but also bc there was a big Thing years ago about some shops around here selling horse meat.

Breed: Palomino Morgan

Desc: One of the horses you’re given the option of stealing during one of the first RDO missions. Sold pretty quickly to make room for Eos, so I don’t have any better pics of him.

Name: Eos

Name Origin: Greek mythology, Eos is the Titan Goddess of the dawn.

Breed: Chestnut Pinto Kentucky Saddler

Desc: Bought as a temporary horse ‘til I could replace her. She’s been shot more times than I can count.

Name: King

Name Origin: N/A

Breed: Light Grey Shire

Desc: Definitely a keeper. Ranking up’s a bitch in this game so I won’t be able to get a decent horse for a while, but I love Shires and bigger breeds in general so I don’t mind too much. I love him.

[revhorse-meat]

Festival of Decay, hosted by the Land of Sickness, Hearth of the Savagelands.

[isaacsapphire]

Horse slaughter drama

Here's a pretty good overview of the history of cultural attitudes towards horse slaughter in the United States. Please note two separate incidents of anti horse slaughter terrorism mentioned, including one only about 10 years ago, and also that Obama was the one who permitted the resumption of horse slaughter in the United States by reauthorizing funding for inspectors at horse slaughter plants. @thathopeyetlives

[suiiiika]

肉そば 480円 #馬 #馬肉 #さくら肉 #小淵沢 #路麺 #蕎麦 #立ち食いそば #山梨 #yummy #instafood #foodporn #nagano #soba #horse #horsemeat #noodles #肉そば #food (元気甲斐の丸政)

[thechekhov]

Hello. I saw your recent asks about raw horse meat and I’d just like to ask if raw meat is a similar eating experience to raw fish? Not really the texture but the taste?? I have no other way to phrase this.

Please don’t answer if you don’t want to or if it’s been asked already. Have a nice day. ^•-•^

Several people have asked me about WHAT raw meat/raw horsemeat tastes like so I'm gonna put this under a cut and go ham (ehehe) so that you guys can get an answer, finally.

CW: Descriptions of the taste and texture of raw meat and fish, some photos in between

In general, I personally prefer raw horsemeat, so that's what I'll talk about first.

Raw horsemeat is similar in many parts to a rare steak. If you've ever had a steak that's cooked rare, you might be familiar with the chewy texture and the taste of that sort of meat. Horse tastes very similar to beef!

However, it's a BIIIT sweeter and less earthy-tasting, to me personally? It's also typically served cold, for obvious reasons. In Japan, it's called basashi, and I eat it with horseradish or garlic paste. Many people also dip it in soysauce!

Is it comparable to raw fish? Sort of? Depends on the fish!

I'm also very fond of raw fish, as it happens. I personally like salmon and tuna and squid, and octopus, and several others. That being said, they all have different textures!

Fish like salmon and tuna are easier to chew, in my opinion. They're fatty and you can bite into them easily. In comparison, beef and horsemeat is more fibrous and a bit more chewy.

On the other hand, Octopus and Squid are VERY chewy, and rubbery even.

By the way, if anyone tells you that humans aren't meant to eat meat because we don't salivate at the sight of raw meat.... .... they're wrong.

Sure, MOST people don't. Because they don't consume raw meat on a regular basis and don't associate it with foodstuffs.

Spiders Chekhov is an outlier and should not be counted, but I personally DO experience hunger at the sight of raw red meat AND fish because I LOVE them. I prefer raw fish to cooked, and I actually would take raw red meat as often as I'd take a cooked piece of beef. (Obviously chicken and pork are a different matter.)

That being said - this isn't a dunk on vegans or anything. I try to avoid eating fish often, because there's a serious overfishing problem in the world, ESPECIALLY Japan. I buy locally sourced meat products when possible. Just because we enjoy eating meat and fish doesn't mean we NEED them every single day in huge portions. I've honestly been cutting my meat/fish consumption more as I age, and I think that's the environmentally conscious thing to do!