Is horsemeat illegal in Scotland and if so, why?

[Polwarth]

For nationals of a country which counts biltong as a culinary delight, you are strangely squeamish.

[Duthill]

Originally Posted by Mellijelli

If that were the only ingredient yes Duthill, as for the heart, liver and lungs part, well no thanks , do you like haggis? I just think there are so many more tasty dishes to eat you know?

Why do you base your dismissal of haggis on one recipie only ?
If you have never eaten haggis , how do you know that it is not the tastiest meal on the planet ?

[Magenta]

Maybe there are health/parasite/somesuch issues attached to eating various animals, but from a moral standpoint I can't see the difference between eating cats and cows - they were all living creatures before being slaughtered to satisfy the bizarre craving of humans to eat flesh.

[Sassenach82]

I had a conversation with some work colleagues on a similar topic recently. I was talking about how dog meat is commonly available in South Korea. My Italian colleague said he thought I was joking and that he'd never eat dog meat because people keep dogs as pets. So I asked him if he'd eat rabbit and he said, sure, but then he'd never kept a rabbit as a pet and thought it unusual.

Then my Czech colleague chipped in with a little theory: we want to avoid being "second-level carnivores". That is, we don't mind eating other animals, so long as those animals don't themselves eat other animals. So we are fine eating pigs and cattle and chickens and rabbits, but dogs are right out as they are carnivores. This doesn't wash with me, however: most people wouldn't find eating crocodile steaks objectionable, even if they may not do it themselves.

Personally, I've no moral objection to eating any animal, provided the species isn't protected/endangered, and I'm reasonably confident it's not been maltreated. Some things I just find plain unpalatable, however, like jellied eels or "uni" sushi (raw sea urchin).

[Duthill]

Nothing wrong with Kina (sea eggs , sea urchin roe ).
And the way to eat them is raw . Fermented in salt water is a tasty dish too

[wullie m]

We've probably all eaten horsemeat, foreign salami type sausage can contain it, I think Sea Urchin was very nice, but I was rather drunk at the time! wullie m