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There is nothing wrong with eating horse meat intentionally, of course - the French enjoy it occasionally and so do many other nations; Britain's disdain of some meats is probably a frequent topic of conversation over a local glass of red in France and I sometimes despair at the attitude many Brits have about the absolute necessity of Supermarket shopping. I understand that local grocers, butchers and fishmongers can be a little more expensive, but I'm afraid that extra expense is almost always offset by our propensity to 'over-shop' at Tesco or Morrison's because of all the enticing offers that tempt us into buying non essential items that weren't on our original shopping list, or two for one offers that languish in our freezers for months...
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Buy local, buy healthy foods, not boxed processed meals and you will be certain of what you have. You will eat healthily, and probably eat less. You will certainly know what is in your meal because you will have put it there yourself. It doesn't have to be difficult or too time consuming to cook from fresh. There are so many fast meals and snacks that can be prepared and cooked in 20 minutes or so if you are in a hurry, even if you have children, however I believe we have become a little lazy in our eating habits in recent years but if something else takes the place of a healthy diet, perhaps it's that something else which needs looking at carefully.
We have been lulled into a false sense of security, we have become too trusting of our Supermarkets and too reliant on their manipulation of the food chain. If this whole Horse Meat Fiasco achieves anything, I sincerely hope it will be to make us think a little more about cooking from fresh, buying fewer processed meals, and having a little less faith our local supermarket's concern for our welfare over and above their need for increasing profit. It sounds simplistic, but it really needn't be complex. Eat simple, eat fresh and eat healthily.
Why Rabbits in the title?
Well, I have about six jointed rabbits in the freezer. I have tried to give them away, offered them to friends, but many noses have wrinkled, many eyebrows have raised and many looks of mistrust have been thrown my way. So I shall be using them myself in the next few weeks and posting recipes on here in the hope that rabbit, a much loved meat on the Continent, may become a little more popular in Britain. As a lean, healthy meat it has few competitors, it's cheap, it's abundantly available and it's delicious.....any takers?
