Horse meat gained widespread acceptance in French cuisine during the later years of the Second French Empire. The high cost of living in Paris prevented many working-class citizens from buying meat such as pork or beef, so in 1866, the French government legalized the eating of horse meat, and the first butcher's shop specializing in horse meat opened in eastern Paris, providing quality meat at lower prices. During the Siege of Paris (1870–1871), horse meat, along with the meat from donkeys and mules, was eaten by anyone who could afford it, partly because of a shortage of fresh meat in the blockaded
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat is the 12th season of the MTV reality game show, "The Challenge" (at the time known as "Real World/Road Rules Challenge"). "Fresh Meat" is a season that made history on "The Challenge" by being the first season to include previously unknown contestants as part of the cast. Previous to "Fresh Meat", all seasons functioned solely by the program's trademark: strictly using contestants that were previously cast on past seasons of "The Real World" or "Road Rules". To date, "Fresh Meat's" most notable debuting contestants who've both continued on