Horse Meat in Kazakhstan / myLot

January 2, 2024 10:25pm CST

I am on holiday in Almaty in Kazakhstan and thought of exploring the city. In one of the restaurants, I observed that Horse meat was on the Menu. I tried it and found it was ok. I was of course intrigued as I hadn't heard of horse meat being served. I explored the city and visited a famous market called Greens Market. It was very big and an entire line of shops selling horse meat It is the priciest meat available in Almaty and other meats like beef, lamb, and chicken are cheaper. People here love horse meat.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

3 Jan

I have not tried eating horse meat but I am willing to try it to learn the difference from cow meat.

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MG SINGH

@madan02 (527)

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3 Jan

The taste is different.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

3 Jan

@madan02 Which is tastier?

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MG SINGH

@madan02 (527)

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5 Jan

@simplfred Both can be same category.

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Berend E

@TraveOnWorld (854)

• Georgia

3 Jan

Jeffrey Steingarten once made french fries by frying the potatoes in horse fat, he said it is the best possible thing to fry potatoes in, see if you can get the opportunity to try some. We had zebra once and it tasted like grass, put us both off off equestrian meat. Kazakhstan looks great and I hope you enjoy your holiday there!

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MG SINGH

@madan02 (527)

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3 Jan

Thank you, horse meat is costly but people like it.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (38800)

• United States

3 Jan

Thanks for sharing, I didn't know horse meat was popular. Live and learn I guess.

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MG SINGH

@madan02 (527)

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3 Jan

I was also surprised, there is a big market also at Almaty.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139742)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 Jan

I would look for cheaper meat since horse meat costs more but that is just me.

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MG SINGH

@madan02 (527)

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3 Jan

It is costliest meat on Kazakhstan.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (91088)

• United States

3 Jan

Here it is illegal, although I might try it if I am in a different country where it is not.

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Mr.Yang

@jefferson126 (3268)

• Shenzhen, China

3 Jan

Never try horse meat,heard horse meat is not yummy.I want have a try if meeting a horse meat restaurant.I tried donkey meat which is really yummy and costly.

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