Horse meat found in Tesco, etc., burgers

Lamplighter wrote:

lily wrote:Joking aside, this is dreadful.

Remember the movie, Soylent Green?

Oh yes, but cannibalism is not suspected .... so far!!!! LL

My friends, this was taken from Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1050378/horsemeat-legal-action-starts-in-europe

Pedro Silva wrote:My friends, this was taken from Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1050378/horsemeat-legal-action-starts-in-europe

Interesting video on there with a haulage driver; note his comments re Morrisons at the end. Looks like they do use stringent rules re their meats etc, pity some of the bigger supermarkets don't do the same. LL

I won't be eating processed ANYTHING again, LL. I hadn't been able to look at sausages, etc., for years, and only had the flaming findus lasagne in the freezer as it was a quick meal with salad, and I didn't think there was much meat in it anyway.

I assumed it was bulked out with soya or similar; it didn't occur to me it was horse or worse.

I couldn't eat a big lump of meat, but I am not telling other people not to. This is what comes of stupid Brits thinking cheap food was as good as more expensive, properly sourced food.

I agree with what you say, but some people, especially those on the breadline, have no choice; little money means they have to buy the prepacked foods, which are so much cheaper than properly produced items. Me, I never eat processed food, I like to cook so all my food is fresh. LL

I bought another Intermarche own brand Lasagne today in case they start pulling them off the shelves. I know it tastes really okay, and at 1 Euro 50 Centimes for a kilo I am one of the people who can't afford to be too fussy.

I also had a bit of a laugh with the Butcher about some minced up Dog Food. I wanted to know if it was Lungs and other Offal, but he assured me it was Veal, so I gave up and bought it, short of insulting him with some misunderstanding about Horses. Although his English is improving.
Yes, I know I haven't got a dog, but I expect I will have shortly, and fresh dog meat is not easily come by, so I buy it when I see it.
And I wouldn't dream of feeding any dog of mine on dried or tinned dog food. What they put in that is really disgusting.

bb1 wrote:I won't be eating processed ANYTHING again, LL. I hadn't been able to look at sausages, etc., for years, and only had the flaming findus lasagne in the freezer as it was a quick meal with salad, and I didn't think there was much meat in it anyway.

I assumed it was bulked out with soya or similar; it didn't occur to me it was horse or worse.

I couldn't eat a big lump of meat, but I am not telling other people not to. This is what comes of stupid Brits thinking cheap food was as good as more expensive, properly sourced food.

Stick to freshly shot haggis. Bonny. You know it makes sense.

Yes, nothing like wild haggis, is there? I can never decide if I like the mountain ones that eat heather, or the ones from the isles, that eat seaweed, best.

Someone could make a fortune here selling Haggis and Scotch Pies. Oh how I long for Scotch Pie or ten.

PS. Harrod's Scotch Pies are disgusting.

Sabot wrote:Someone could make a fortune here selling Haggis and Scotch Pies. Oh how I long for Scotch Pie or ten.

PS. Harrod's Scotch Pies are disgusting.

Ah, memories, a Scotch Pie and some mashed spud on a ferry going from Scrabster on the mainland of Scotland to Stromness, flower of the Orkneys, heaven!!!! LL

Lamplighter wrote:

Sabot wrote:Someone could make a fortune here selling Haggis and Scotch Pies. Oh how I long for Scotch Pie or ten.

PS. Harrod's Scotch Pies are disgusting.

Ah, memories, a Scotch Pie and some mashed spud on a ferry going from Scrabster on the mainland of Scotland to Stromness, flower of the Orkneys, heaven!!!! LL

My experience of Scotch Pies was mainly restricted to The Naafi Wagon on the hardstanding many moons ago, LL, so I can tell the difference between a good one and a bad one. I have since spent many years trying to find a supply of decent ones, with lots of disappointments. The best ones come from small butchers in Scotland.
Anyone coming this way with a couple of dozen is welcome to a free holiday.

PS. I tried making them myself a couple of times, but I couldn't get the pastry right, or the content for that matter.

http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_scotchpie.htm



I'm making myself very hungry .... LL

That made me suddenly want one, topped off with baked beans....

bb1 wrote:That made me suddenly want one, topped off with baked beans....

I'll have mine with mashed spud! LL

I'll just have two.

Sabot wrote:
I'll just have two.

Here you are, ma petite. LL

http://news.sky.com/story/1050762/horsemeat-found-in-tesco-spaghetti-meals

Tesco has confirmed that horsemeat has been detected in its Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese, which was taken off shelves last week.

The supermarket giant found levels of horse DNA exceeded 60% in some tests on the product, which was meant to contain only Irish beef.

Thankfully, I KNOW I haven't eaten that.

http://news.sky.com/story/1051123/scientist-lamb-meals-may-contain-horsemeat

And I definitely haven't eaten that, either.

Latest. LL

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/pork-meatballs-made-in-glasgow-drawn-into-horse-meat-scandal.1360746936

Pork in meatballs sounds positively appetising in comparison....

Just had a lovely Lasagne. Neigh, neigh. Off for a quick canter.

Let us know if you have a first refusal at the fence, Sabot.

Fences? I don't jump fences, Lily. I even have trouble climbing over them these days.
Although there was a time.

Article on Romanian treatment of horses, and believe me, it's true. LL
http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1891250-rescuer-defends-romanias-horses-slaughter.html#.1272-stage-mostviewed1-3