As served in Trattoria La Molinara in Verona, Italy. Incredible quality and taste!
I like me a rare steak, but that looks barely cooked at all
We eat a lot of raw meat in Europe. And that’s the kind of rare steak you’ll get not only in Italy, but also in France, UK and elsewhere. We also have dishes like tartare and carpaccio which are just straight raw meat.
Ummm almost every restaurant overcooks their steak in the UK unless they’re a steakhouse so I don’t know what you’re talking about
That’s disgusting. And I’m not saying that from personal preference, I’m saying that from a modern understanding of food borne illness and parasites.
Nope, it’s completely fine to eat cow or horse meat cooked like that (but not ovines, pigs or birds). It’s very common in Italy. Never heard of food poisoning from this kind of meat. I do hear of food poisoning from chicken meat or seafood, though, as they are more prone to host dangerous parasites. I would still carefully select the meat vendor or restaurant, though.
How does horse compare to other meats?
Mmm, I had horse many times in my life. To me it tastes like horse. I’d say it has a bit more taste than beef (beef is quite bland IMHO, not really a fan) so more similar to pork in this regard. But less fat than pork. It is about as chewy as good lamb. For me personally horse is a better lean steak than beef. But beef is better when it has a lot of fat. Basically, horse meat has taste, but in beef fat has taste.
Bleu, just the way I like it, never tried horse but for beef the saying goes:
Knock it’s horns off, wipe it’s bum, and twice over a candle.
It’s called rare in Europe. Blue is when you torch it for a few seconds. Proper blue should not have any visible grey meat.
I’m a vegetarian, so I’m…whatever. But I see no real difference between cow/horse. I saw the six downvotes and was, if I’m honest, hoping for a little drama in the comments. But it’s not here. It seems like kbin/lemmy may have plateaued re user growth, at least for the time being. And I’ve been a bit bummed about it, generally. But this was a pleasant surprise.
I’m not a vegetarian, but I consume very low amount of mean compared to the average (I’d say I consume no more than I need), and I totally agree that there should be no difference between cows and horses, as both are very intelligent and can get attached to humans or other species. Same goes for many other mammals, and not limited to.
I think it’s pretty obviously the horse meat. A lot of people have problems with that.
I don’t want to sound arrogant, but people who have issues with foods are generally Americans. People elsewhere eat everything and there’s no drama. My ignorant theory is that the American industrial approach to food has destroyed traditions and replaced them with synthetic crap. There should be no drama about eating a horse, a cricket or spinach.
If you saddled that steak you could still ride it.
