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 Hello Friend,
Greetings to you this Tuesday.
Here is a recent story which I suspect you'll find interesting, and have a reaction to.
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Furor over Horse Meat
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The food TV show Top Chef Canada is stirring up a giant stew of controversy with a segment in which chefs will cook up from scratch a dish using horse meat.
Top Chef Canada is airing an episode Monday night called "The French Feast," which will require chefs to create a dish from scratch using horse meat. Horse meat has been on menus for a long time in Europe and is available on supermarket shelves in Quebec.
But in the rest of North America, it's not considered a palatable staple. Three Facebook groups have popped up encouraging viewers to boycott Top Chef Canada.
In a statement posted on the show's Facebook page, Food Network Canada said that "while we understand that this content may not appeal to all viewers, [our network] aims to engage a wide audience, embracing different food cultures in our programming."
The statement also said that "horse meat is also considered a delicacy in many cultures around the world."
Chris Nuttall-Smith, a food writer and regular columnist with Toronto Life magazine, said horse meat is a great ingredient for chefs because "it's tender no matter how old it is."
"It [tastes] a little wilder, more grassy and more minerally," Nuttall-Smith told CBC Toronto radio host Matt Galloway on the show Metro Morning.
"I've never seen it at the butcher's counter [in Ontario], but there are probably four or five restaurants in Toronto that serve it on a regular basis."
Nuttall-Smith pointed out that Alberta does a roaring business selling horse meat for consumption to Europe, Japan and Brazil.
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P.S. I see horses as companion animals- We had many growing up, and the LAST thing I would do is ever eat one.
In Canada, most people see horses as I do, so the choice of meat for this TV show is suspect.
It's more about generating controversy, getting in the news, and boosting ratings..
As a society, we are pretty good at exploiting animals- think about puppy mills, factory farms,
disgusting feedlots, mass slaughtering at meat packing plants, veal calves, confining pregnant horses to collect urine (PMU) for hormone replacement, and now meat production.
Perhaps the 'wise' producers of 'Top Chef' could get some of their v iewers to think about WHERE the food comes from and HOW the animals were treated..
P.P.S. I am now going to be regularly supporting animals in need via sales of my supplements. A portion of each sale will go to Animal Shelters or Humane Societies.
You can get your 50% Trial offer here:
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http://www.thecatsupplement.com
Heal Your Pets At Home!
Best Wishes,
Dr Andrew Jones
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