Pork and other livestock coming to the slaughter in the autumn after growing in the spring and fattening during the summer. Due to the seasonal nature of the meat in Western culinary history, apples (harvested in late summer and autumn) have been a staple pairing to fresh pork. The year-round availability of meat and fruits has not diminished the popularity of this combination on Western plates. Pigs are the most widely eaten animal in the world, accounting for about 38% of meat production worldwide. Consumption varies widely from place to place. The meat is taboo to eat in the Middle East
Horse meat horse meat ("paardenrookvlees") is sold as sliced meat and eaten on bread. "Zuurvlees", a southern Dutch stew, is made with horse meat as main ingredient. There are also beef-based variants. Horse meat is also used in sausages ("paardenworst" and "frikandel"), fried fast food snacks and ready-to-eat soups. In Norway, horse meat is commonly used in cured meats, such as "vossakorv" and "svartpølse", and less commonly as steak, "hestebiff". In pre-Christian Norway, horse was seen as an expensive animal. To eat a horse was to show one had great wealth, and to sacrifice a horse to the gods was seen as