What do you mean, "donkey meat smells like horse meat"? Why don't Chinese people have the tradition of eating horse meat?

There is a saying in the countryside that "donkey meat smells bad, horse meat smells, you don't eat mule meat." What this sentence says is that donkey meat is delicious, while horse meat and mule meat are relatively worse. Some people are curious, generally speaking, there are more horses than donkeys. Why do people seldom eat horse meat? Is it just because horse meat stinks? In fact, there are probably six reasons why people don't eat horse meat.

1. Historical factors

Horses are strategic materials in history, and their status is higher than that of farming cattle. In ancient times, horses were part of the war machine. And the Central Plains is not rich in horses, so horses are even more precious. Based on historical factors, people in our country have no habit of eating horse meat.

2. Human factors.

Anyone who has owned a horse knows that a horse understands human nature, just like a pet dog at home. When eating horse meat, it will arouse people's association, which makes people unbearable. As a result, many people stay away from horse meat.

3. Taste problem

As described in the rural saying "donkey meat smells like horse meat", horse meat has a special taste, which is not accepted by everyone. And the muscle fiber of horse meat is very thick, even thicker than beef, the taste is too bad. Relatively speaking, donkey meat suits people's taste in terms of taste and fiber thickness, so horse meat is eliminated, while donkey meat is respected. There is even a saying that "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground". If you don't know how to deal with agricultural problems, you can go to cloud planting and breeding consulting experts, which is the world's largest agricultural technology question and answer platform. It brings together tens of thousands of planting and aquaculture experts, and every question raised will be answered within two minutes.

4. The source of horse meat

Some horse meat is not specially raised meat horses, but eliminated racing horses. These horses use a lot of drugs from childhood to assembly because they have to take part in the race. Eating this horse meat will cause indirect harm to human health. In other meat trade livestock breeding process, the drugs used are safe and reliable, and there is a special department for management, there is no need to worry about food safety.

It is said that horse meat is sour, the organic acid is very high, and the meat is old and hard, so it is difficult to digest it. Maybe it is because they are not to the taste of the Chinese people.

6. Just because the Chinese do not eat horse meat does not mean that foreigners do not eat it, I saw a report saying that the British use horse meat as beef, because horse meat is cheaper than beef, so in the UK, there are often unscrupulous businessmen selling horse meat in order to make a profit.

Although people in the Central Plains seldom eat horse meat, horse meat is a traditional food of the grassland people, which is determined by historical and geographical factors. The horse meat on the prairie is the horses raised by herdsmen themselves, and there are special cooking methods, friends who like to eat horse meat can rest assured to eat boldly!