Horse meat smoked and boiled, "karta" made from a section of the rectum which is smoked and boiled, and "sur-et" which is kept as dried meat. Salted horse meat sausages called "kazy" are produced as a regional delicacy by the Kazakhs. Generally, Mongols prefer beef and mutton (though during the extremely cold Mongolian winter, some people prefer horse meat due to its low cholesterol). It is kept unfrozen, and traditionally people think horse meat helps warm them up. Other Asian nations import processed horse meat from Mongolia. In the Philippines, horse meat ("lukba", "tapang kabayo", or "kabayo") is a delicacy commonly sold
Meat pie the modern day crust began to be used. Missionaries and explorers spread the meat-based pie dish across the globe. The English Pilgrims of the North American colonies brought the recipes across the ocean with them. The crust of the pie was useful to preserve food during the long winter months in America (just as the pies were used in antiquity). But the pie was not considered popular there until the 1800s, and today meat pies have lost their popularity to be replaced with sweet pies. The Natchitoches meat pie is one of the official state foods of the US state