I’m so hungry I could eat a horse! It’s a common expression but many people wouldn’t think to try horse. Sometimes we unknowingly eat it. If you’re game to eat horse meat in Dublin, you can likely find it at the Temple Bar Food Market.
Temple Bar Food Market
Paddy Jack’s stall at Temple Bar Food Market also offers grilled beef and lamb skewers as well. But that’s tame considering you can eat these non racing animals almost everywhere.
I bought a horse skewer at Paddy Jack’s and honestly it was pretty dry and chewy. It was likely overcooked, then sat around a bit, and was then reheated. The taste is gamey, similar to venison, but tough as a Kentucky Derby thoroughbred. Bell could not sink her teeth into this due to fond childhood memories with horses. Clearly there is not a high turnover of the product, leaving freshness as something to be desired.
I’ve eaten better horse meat in Sicily. Italians typically prepare it by thinly slicing it and topping it with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. This helps tenderize the gamey meat. Ireland offers high quality lamb, but they can take a page from Italy when it comes to serving horse meat at Temple Bar Food Market.
Recap
Sometimes we unknowingly eat horse. The great horse meat scandal unveiled that Tesco was mixing horse meat in frozen “beef” dishes like lasagne, spaghetti bolognese and beef patties.
Perhaps it was an off day when I tried the Irish horse meat. If you enjoyed eating horse meat in Dublin, let us know in the comments below!
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Not sure if I could eat one, however I would like to see who does eat one.
Haha, I did buy a horse skewer one day as I try to be a bit out there with trying stuff. Bell didn’t try any and when I took my Dad down to this Dublin market even he thought it was weird and gross. And my Dad is generally less picky than me!… As for the horse meat, kinda tough actually (might have been sitting around). I would not get it again.