SC - Re: "cruel food"- long response.

[Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir]

Phlip said:

>Current prices, last time I heard them mentioned around here are roughly
>$0.90 per lb. Definitely makes it hard to compete.


In Iceland, where we have a tradition of eating horsemeat, a prime cut sells
for something like $20 per kilo. And we very much prefer young horses -
foals, mostly (6-9 months old); very tender and lean meat. The meat of older
horses is darker, coarser and has more fat.

Nanna

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