Consumption of horse meat is not harmful to health, and the purchase of this type of meat is legal in most countries, including Brazil.
In fact, there are several countries that are large consumers of horse meat, such as France, Germany or Italy, consuming it in the form of steak or using it to make sausages, sausages, lasagna, Bologna or burgers, for example.
- Horse meat is very similar to beef because it has a bright red color.
- However.
- Compared to other types of red meat.
- Such as pork or veal.
- It is even more nutritious.
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In addition, this type of meat is easier to chew and has a sweeter taste, and for a time has been used by many industrialized food producers, which caused some controversy in Europe in 2013.
Horse meat can be harmful when the animal has taken high doses of anabolics or steroids to become stronger or produce more meat; traces of these medications may be present in your meat, which also end up being ingested and harming your health.
Therefore, only meat produced by an accredited breeder should be consumed and horses used in racing, for example, should not be used as a source of meat.