Horse meat primarily used in salami and sausages, usually mixed with pork, but also in goulashes and other stews. These products are sold in most supermarkets and many butcher shops. In Iceland, it is both eaten minced and as steak, also used in stews and fondue, prized for its strong flavor. It has a particular role in the culture and history of the island. The people of Iceland supposedly were reluctant to embrace Christianity for some time largely over the issue of giving up horse meat after Pope Gregory III banned horse meat consumption in 732 AD, as it was a major
Cat meat used to be eaten in the area during famine periods, historically. He was widely criticised in the media for his comments and ultimately dropped from the television network. Cats were sometimes eaten as a famine food during harsh winters, poor harvests, and wartime. Cat gained notoriety as "roof rabbit" in Central Europe's hard times during and between World War I and World War II. Cat consumption was a stereotype attributed to Vincenzans in Vicenza, Italy. According to the British "Butchers' Advocate, Dressed Poultry and the Food Merchant" of 1904, "Just before Christmas it is common for a group of young