· February, 2013

Stories about Kazakhstan from February, 2013

Horse is ‘Normal Meat’ in Kazakhstan

Here in Kazakhstan, especially by Kazakhs, horse is considered to be a normal meat/edible flesh, in the same way as chicken, beef or fish is. Although horses bred for eating are treated very differently, and indeed look different, to those destined for racing or transport on the steppe, a horse is just another animal that serves a purpose.

16 February 2013