Fancy Some Horse Meat Dishes? Here’s Where You Can Go

In spite of being a taboo in many countries of the world, horse meat is much in demand

 
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If you have had enough of chicken, mutton, pork, and beef, and if you are a meat connoisseur you might want to taste some dishes of horse meat! Yes, many places around the world serve horse meat dishes, and it goes without saying how lip-smacking they would be.

Grab A Horse Burger For A Quick Snack

Horse meat patty stacked in between burger buns

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Burgers are a common choice for any of us who are rushing to manage our busy schedule. It is a fast food, with carbs, protein and veggies that you can just grab and go. If you are a burger person, you could try having a bite off a horse burger! Hot Horse is a food chain that operates in Slovania, where you could taste a delicious horse burger.

Beshbarmak – The Kazak National Dish

Flat noodles with horse meat would be a delicacy

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If you happen to be in Kazakhstan try their national dish. ‘Beshbarmak’ means ‘five fingers’. The dish was called so as the nomads would use their hands to eat this dish. Beshbarmak is a dish that is a flat noodle dish with thinly sliced horse meat, topped with onion sauce. Traditionally, the amount of horse meat in the dish is often decided on the age, gender, or social rank of a person. Of course, the restaurants will not discriminate on that, and serve you with a good amount of horse meat.

You Cannot Get Enough Of The Horse Platter In Uzbekistan

The triple horse meat platter

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Horse meat is highly consumed in Uzbekistan, as they area available in plenty in the region. Thus, a lot of Uzbek cuisine adds horse meat as a main ingredient. The Horse Platter in Uzbekistan is a heavy meal that one could opt for. The platter contains horse meat that is prepared in three different styles to go into a single plate. The tripe (belly) on the left, roasted in the middle, and the sausage on the right, this platter is best served cold.

Of course, Europe and America have also joints that serve horse meat, but Central Asia is the place to be if you want to try some horse meat dishes. Horse meat has a mild sweet taste and is very lean. You might savour the meat when you get the chance but we suggest you check your portion of horse meat in a day, as it is red meat.