How would you like a delicious horse sandwich? The French have their specialist butchers called boucheries chevalines and the Italians their salame di cavallo sausages, but for some reason horse meat is taboo in the English-speaking world. The same goes for horse milk – yet across much of the world, mare’s milk is regarded with no more suspicion that goat’s or sheep’s. Some societies even consider it a luxury item.
Mare’s milk is not a new fad, but it is coming back into fashion. In the early 20th century it was so popular in Germany that it was delivered door to door. More recently it has enjoyed…
