Things That Make Us Go Ewww: Horse tartare
Not to ruin your appetite FOREVER, but a New York City diner is trying to be all edgy by adding raw horse meat to its menu.
The M. Wells Diner opened last week inside the MoMA P.S. 1 Museum in Queens. Horse tartare is not presently offered but the diner has stated its intentions to offer the “delicacy” soon. (See a review of its current menu, awkwardly titled “I Didn’t Actually Have the Chance to Eat Horse Meat: A Review of M. Wells Dinette” from Gallerist NY here.)
On Tuesday the Humane Society of the United States issued a statement requesting that M. Wells not feed its patrons horses.
“New Yorkers don’t eat companion animals like horses, so MoMA PS1 should uphold its reputation as a cultural leader by refusing to allow the inhumane and potentially health-hazardous practice of serving horsemeat at its gallery,” said Brian Shapiro, New York state director for The HSUS.
Horse Nation would also like to formally issue a statement. It goes like this.
Dear M. Wells Diner,
Horse meat is gross. Nobody wants to eat that $h!t.
Sincerely,
The Citizens of HN
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I thought it was illegal to serve horse meat to diners in the US. Isn’t that why there are no horse slaughterhouses here, bc it’s not served or exported by law?
It’s not illegal–but it’s not exactly in demand, either.
I have SEEN raw horse meat — when my horse is flayed open!! Stuff is NOT pleasant… who would want to… EUGH!