<P> Smoked / cured horse meat is widely available as a cold cut under the name hamburgerkött (literally hamburgermeat). It tends to be very thinly sliced and fairly salty, slightly reminiscent of deli - style ham and, as a packaged meat, may list horsemeat (as hästkött) as its primary ingredient . Several varieties of smoked sausages made from horse meat including Gustafskorv are also quite popular, especially in the province of Dalarna, where it is made . It is similar to salami or metworst and is used as an alternative to them on sandwiches . It is also possible to order horse beef from some well - stocked grocery stores . </P> <P> The ordinance on foodstuffs of animal origin in Switzerland explicitly lists equines as an animal species allowed for the production of food . Horse steak is modestly common . A speciality known as Mostbröckli is made with beef or horse meat . It is also used for a range of sausages in the German - speaking north of Switzerland . Like in northern Italy, in the Italian - speaking south, local salametti (sausages) are sometimes made with horse meat . It may also be used in fondue Bourguignonne . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, the slaughter, preparation, and consumption of horses for food is not against the law, although it has been rare since the 1930s and it is not generally available . There is a cultural taboo against consuming horse meat in the UK, although it was eaten when other meats were scarce, such as during times of war (as was whale meat, which was never popular in Britain). The sale of meat labelled as horse meat in supermarkets and butchers is minimal, and most of the properly described horse meat consumed in the UK is imported from Europe, predominantly the south of France, where it is more widely available . </P> <P> Horse meat may be eaten without the knowledge of the consumer, due to accidental or fraudulent introduction of horse meat into human food . A 2003 Food Standards Agency (FSA) investigation revealed that certain sausages, salami and similar products such as chorizo and pastrami sometimes contain horse meat without it being listed, although listing is legally required . </P>

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