HORSE MEAT AND THE FOOD CHAIN

Just a brief blog to clarify things concerning burgers and horse-meat !  

Many people can't understand what all the fuss is about.  That is the fuss about horse-meat concealed in burgers seemingly sold by several U.K. Supermarkets;  I see another one has been named this morning. 

Plenty of our European neighbours, but especially France and Belgium love horse-meat, indeed consider it a delicacy.  Well so do many Brits. Clearly, of course, those disallowed from stuffing themselves with horse-meat because of religious or other reasons have got  cause to be annoyed if they believed a burger's meat content was only beef.   

But let me explain, for the rest of us, what the fuss is really about.  When horse-meat is purchased as horse-meat it's a fair bet the meat is of merchantable quality and has been subject to high level food-quality controls and about a million E.U. Directives ( most of which are probably irrelevant ).  

The actual problem with horse-meat in burgers is the suspicion - the suspicion - that it might just have come from poor old Dobbin, the family pet, who until recently had happily wandered about a local field. Happily, that is, until Dobbin fell ill with heaven only knows what, and snuffed it.

In a twinkle Dobbin is minced up and mixed with beef and other stuff before being beaten into shape and pushed out as a Supermarket burger. Not to say this is what has happened; but it's what people fear might have happened. That's what all the fuss is about.

Now, just for fun, enjoy this little video and music by awesome60s.