A reader writes: About three years ago, I was eating at a grotto in Lugano, Switzerland. I saw the word “puledro” on the menu. Not knowing the term, I reasoned that it sounded a bit like “pollo,” so I guessed it was chicken. I ordered it. To my surprise, a steak was brought to the … Continue reading Why Don’t We Eat Horse? Ctd
It was recently discovered that various European beef products contained horsemeat. In response, Shafer ponders global meat-eating habits: What defies simple cultural explanation is why so many modern French, middle Europeans, Latin American, Chinese or Japanese citizens enjoy nothing better than a nice cut of horsemeat now and again, while a handful of others — those … Continue reading Why Don’t We Eat Horse?
