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Feb 05, 2016, 07:25 AM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
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Originally Posted by George H.
Why is meat from cows beef or cattle? Why is meat from pigs called pork? Chicken is chicken. Fish is fish.
What would we call horse if we ate meat from a horse? Why do most people react with horror at the thought of horse as meat?
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My understanding is that in countries where eating horse meat is accepted it's called "horse."
I don't know about the specific words you asked about, but yes, some times the meat we eat is called something else to make it more palatable. Mahi Mahi used to be called dolphin. People didn't want to eat Flipper so the name was changed. In reality, it is a type of fish.
As for why some react in horror at eating horse meat, for some of us it would be like eating dog or cat. I know there are cultures that eat each of these, but for some of us eating dog, cat or horse would be like serving Aunt Tilly for dinner. Would you want to eat one of your cats?
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