Eating horse meat was very common in central Europe before the big wars.
In WWI and WWII even more so, horses were declared essential for the war in axis countries, and eating them became illegal.
In Italy horse meat picked right up again after WWII, but in Austria and Germany people forgot about the reasons it seems and it stayed unacceptable/frowned upon.
You can find (excellent) horse meat products in western Austria, but the market is tiny, the reaction you get is typically "Eeehwww!".
It is an excellent, very iron rich, lean meat. But since my wife loves horses, I haven't eaten any for many years.
In WWI and WWII even more so, horses were declared essential for the war in axis countries, and eating them became illegal.
In Italy horse meat picked right up again after WWII, but in Austria and Germany people forgot about the reasons it seems and it stayed unacceptable/frowned upon.
You can find (excellent) horse meat products in western Austria, but the market is tiny, the reaction you get is typically "Eeehwww!".
It is an excellent, very iron rich, lean meat. But since my wife loves horses, I haven't eaten any for many years.