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But you're not talking about Aldi of the U.S.

 

My wife once ordered a horseburger in Paris by mistake.  We later realized it was a Triggerburger that had a funny taste.

 

I still shop at Aldi's in Florence to get many items for half the cost of the major brand supermarkets.  I have only found one item that wasn't as good as the "big name" brands.

 

Then, I fill in with advertised weekly specials at other stores.

There are some products I purchase at ALDI, some hard lines, but when it comes to food I'm more selective because I don't know most of the brands that Aldi carries.  When it comes to price Walmart usually matches prices even with Aldi so one trip usually covers most of the grocery ads from all the stores.  I know many don't like WalMart  but I've never had a problem with any WalMart grocery products.  

 

Originally Posted by Kate Colombo:

Obviously, Semi didn't read the article. In France, I say France, you can find cat meat; however, it's not as popular there as in China, etc. It's all perspective. I've tasted deer meat and was told horse tastes similar. I don't want to eat either, but in reality such meat is not that different from sheep, cattle, etc.

 

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Can't knowingly speak of sheep nor horse, and maybe it's just a matter of taste.

 

I eat venison and beef regularly and to me there are huge differences between the two in taste, smell and texture.  Hardly possible for me to confuse the them even when 10% beef fat is added to ground venison to make Bambiburgers.

 

It's been my experience that when beef and venison come close to tasting similar, someone has doctored them up to the point that the beef doesn't taste like beef and the venison doesn't taste like venison.  They wind up tasting unlike either but yet similar to each other.  Call it an overpowering marinade that robs the meat of its natural qualities.

 

In reality, they're all herbivores for sure, and for me that's where the similarity ends. 

 

Make my beef grilled and my venison smoked.

 

And whiskey for my men.  Beer for my horses.

 

 

 

http://www.horseandcountry.tv/...horsemeat-food-chain

Supermarkets could soon be able to identify horsemeat in their products, quickly, efficiently and cheaply thanks to a new testing device.
Results in minutes

The Institute of Food Research has teamed up with scientific tools company Oxford Instruments, to produce the Pulsa, which analyses the fatty acid composition of food samples.

“Each fat gives off a different signal," said Paul Bunting, sales director at Oxford Instruments, one of the first commercial spin-outs companies of Oxford University. "The great advantage of this is that rather than spending £500 to send off meat for DNA-testing and waiting up to a week for the result, they can use this and get results in minutes."

The benchtop device is currently able to differentiate between whole cuts or chunks of beef, lamb, pork and horse, at typical cost of less than £20 per sample. Further research is underway, so that small amounts of minced meat can be detected, when it has been mixed in with another meat.
Beyond 'farmgate' testing

This was the main issue in the horsemeat scandal earlier this year, as horsemeat was hidden in other products, such as Burger King beef burgers, Tesco ready meals and Findus lasagnas.

“The aim is to keep the techniques affordable for local authority funded as well as privately owned analyst laboratories, and potentially also to suppliers further up the food chain ie beyond ‘farmgate’ testing – which was one of the key recommendations from the National Audit Office report,” said Bunting.
Originally Posted by direstraits:

Ate horse in Germany, too sweet for  my taste.  Have bambi in the freezer, usually prepare with red wine and lardoons. 

 

Armadillos carry leprosy, 

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Mr. direstraits (with apologies to Prissy), I knows all about armadillos and leprosy.  I know also that leprosy (Hansen's disease) is extremely difficult to catch, generally requiring prolonged exposure, and is easy to cure with modern antibiotics.

 

The few scaly varmints I barbequed and ate 50 years ago provided much gustatory pleasure and zero leprosy.

Originally Posted by earthmomma:

There are stil livingl survivors of the concentration camps  who ate unspeakable things.  Also consider our own POWs who were given so little and such terrible foods.  When I get ready for a pity party, I do think of them and then the party is over.  You are so right, Unclegus!  Never is a long time.

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When my dad was marching with other POWs after the Battle of the Bulge, they prayed for another German horse to drop dead. 

Originally Posted by Contendah:
Originally Posted by direstraits:

Ate horse in Germany, too sweet for  my taste.  Have bambi in the freezer, usually prepare with red wine and lardoons. 

 

Armadillos carry leprosy, 

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Mr. direstraits (with apologies to Prissy), I knows all about armadillos and leprosy.  I know also that leprosy (Hansen's disease) is extremely difficult to catch, generally requiring prolonged exposure, and is easy to cure with modern antibiotics.

 

The few scaly varmints I barbequed and ate 50 years ago provided much gustatory pleasure and zero leprosy.

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"Using genetic sequencing machines, researchers were able to confirm that about a third of the leprosy  cases that arise each year in the United States almost certainly result  from contact with infected armadillos. The cases are concentrated in Louisiana and Texas, where some people hunt, skin and eat armadillos."

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04.../28leprosy.html?_r=0
    

Originally Posted by direstraits:
Originally Posted by Contendah:
Originally Posted by direstraits:

Ate horse in Germany, too sweet for  my taste.  Have bambi in the freezer, usually prepare with red wine and lardoons. 

 

Armadillos carry leprosy, 

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Mr. direstraits (with apologies to Prissy), I knows all about armadillos and leprosy.  I know also that leprosy (Hansen's disease) is extremely difficult to catch, generally requiring prolonged exposure, and is easy to cure with modern antibiotics.

 

The few scaly varmints I barbequed and ate 50 years ago provided much gustatory pleasure and zero leprosy.

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"Using genetic sequencing machines, researchers were able to confirm that about a third of the leprosy  cases that arise each year in the United States almost certainly result  from contact with infected armadillos. The cases are concentrated in Louisiana and Texas, where some people hunt, skin and eat armadillos."

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04.../28leprosy.html?_r=0
    

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I suspect that those who contracted leprosy from armadillos were routinely skinning out the scaly little beasts.  I cleaned and ate only 2 or 3, and I suspect that more exposure than that would be required to contract leprosy from armadillos.  In any case, my culinary preferences are more sophisticated than they were in the mid-1960s and my bank account is considerably larger, so I will buy my meat at retail and not pursue Dasypus novemcinctus any more.

 

If opportunity presents itself, I would like to check out horse meat though.

 

 

Originally Posted by gbrk:

There are some products I purchase at ALDI, some hard lines, but when it comes to food I'm more selective because I don't know most of the brands that Aldi carries.  When it comes to price Walmart usually matches prices even with Aldi so one trip usually covers most of the grocery ads from all the stores.  I know many don't like WalMart  but I've never had a problem with any WalMart grocery products.  

 

I'm talking about Walmart Market:

 

I don't want to shop anywhere when they have 8 do it yourself checkout lanes and only 3 staffed checkout lanes.  And I don't like that Walmart Market is staffed by part timers without benefits. 

 

And there's nothing about Walmart, other than a few house brands, that are even reasonable in price.  Walmart is not a discount store of any kind--straight MSRP for the most part.

I'd totally try out horse meat if it was put in front of me. As long as I knew it was healthy and disease free, yes, I'd eat it. People eat salmonella-laden chicken and E. coli o157 riddled beef, why not comparatively safe horse meat?

 

And I concur with the person who won't eat armadillo. They are indeed carriers of leprosy. I won't touch those nasty creatures.

Originally Posted by JeffPriceTN:

I'd totally try out horse meat if it was put in front of me. As long as I knew it was healthy and disease free, yes, I'd eat it. People eat salmonella-laden chicken and E. coli o157 riddled beef, why not comparatively safe horse meat?

 

And I concur with the person who won't eat armadillo. They are indeed carriers of leprosy. I won't touch those nasty creatures.

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Have you tried possum? A little greasy but not bad.

 

The salmonella-affected chicken can be safely consumed if those preparing it, like my wife, have a good sense of sterile technique. Clorox is your good friend in such instances, as is thorough cooking.  Same goes for beef and Eschericia coli.

 

And for the truly adventurous:

http://www.deadfood.com/

 

A Korean favorite:

http://www.deadfood.com/R61.htm

 

And some Americans are following along: 

http://www.philly.com/philly/n...ting_family_dog.html

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