Oktoberfest horse meat ban ends

Grilled Chicken, fish, pork... and now errr... horse.



The way has been cleared for horsemeat to be sold at the Oktoberfest, and at least one butcher has already submitted a request to run a stand selling pony grub.

Previously, because of the perceived poor quality of the meat - sourced mostly from sick, old nags - it was forbidden to sell horsemeat at the Oktoberfest. Now, horsemeat is considered of the same quality as other meat. It was also considered irreverent to sell horsemeat while at the same time staging horse-races in the vicinity (Horse races ended in 1960)*.

Whether horsemeat indeed reaches the Oktoberfest this year is another matter - there is a strict points system which determines who gets a stand.

I think this is offal and will stirrup loads of trouble, but I guess we're saddled with it now.

More from www.augsburger-allgemeine.de (in German).

*Spare a thought for the horsies pulling the beer wagons.

Half a chicken was expensive enough at the Ofest last year. Half a spit roast horse....that will be giving these vendors the licence to print money!

Never mind the neigh-sayers, I'm sure that pony produce will trot off the shelves.

After bird flu and swine flu outbreaks then donkey meat might be a healthy option....as long as it doesn't give you the runs.

As long as it's well bray-sed it should be OK.

I'm equinanimous about this, you can lead an Oktoberfest visitor to horse meat but you can't make him eat it.

I certainly wont be hoofing down there for a donkey buttie..

Horses for courses...

You can flog a dead horse!



Some viewers may find the above picture disturbing.

Horse: The Other Other White Meat?

Tried it in France but it gave me the trots.

Meat is Redrum

that is just sicking... i won't go on and on about it but that is just gross... and wrong

every time I go past the Wörle horse butchers in Viktualienmarkt it's jammers.
wonder how it'll take off at the Fest though, are general fest-goers and tourists into eating horsemeat I wonder.
will they sell foal meat too (the butchers do) cuz I think that is rather sad

NicciJae17 - get off your high horse.