Horse-flesh

The first of the animals that man tamed were horses, so many peoples of the world ate horse meat since prehistoric times. Currently, its main consumers are Kazakhs, Tatars and Yakuts (former Turkic-speaking nomads), as well as Chinese and Japanese. In Russia, this type of meat is not particularly popular, although there is no direct religious ban on horse meat, but the use of horse meat is prohibited among Jews and Britons.

Horse meat is considered one of the most lean and healthy types of meat. But despite the beneficial properties of horse meat, its preparation requires serious effort. Interestingly, before boiling meat for several hours, it is recommended to salt, smoke or dry it in advance. Undoubtedly, the process is quite laborious, but the amazing taste of the cooked horse meat is worth it.

Horse meat is a type of meat from which you can make a huge variety of dishes. For example, in original Turkic recipes of horse meat dishes, the obligatory ingredient is kumys. Tatars, on the other hand, love the combination of horse meat with herbs and onions. Thin sliced horse meat is served raw not only in Japan, but also in France, Belgium. A very common meal as a snack is spiced horseradish and salt, but necessarily dried. Does not lose its unsurpassed taste and beneficial properties of horse meat when drying and smoking. As a side dish for this meat, potatoes are served in absolutely any form, as well as a salad of fresh vegetables.

The benefits of horse meat

According to nutritionists, the benefit of horse meat is that it is one of the cleanest and most dietetic types of meat, justifying their words by the fact that horses eat exclusively natural products such as grass, hay and oats. Also, thanks to these beneficial properties, horse meat is considered a hypoallergenic product, which is remarkably absorbed even by the child's body.

With a low calorie content, horse meat contains a full-fledged protein, which is optimally balanced in amino acid composition. It is proven that this meat is completely digested in three hours, while our body needs a whole day to digest beef.

In the meat of horses there are many substances that help the human body to heal from serious diseases and recover. Horse fat has a special value, which, thanks to its healing properties, is part of medical masks, shampoos, hand creams, ointments and baby soap. It is worth noting that cosmetics based on horse fat are not cheap, but it is almost impossible to replace this natural remedy with a synthetic analogue. In general, the benefits of horse meat are obvious not only in the field of cooking, but also in cosmetology.