In the countryside, there is a proverb that says ? Donkey meat is fragrant, horse meat smells bad, if you do not eat mule meat, you should commit suicide? Donkey meat tastes better because it is more delicate, tastes better, has a better flavor, and is nutritious, so farmers like donkey meat.
Horse meat is thicker than donkey meat and doesn't taste very good, plus if it's not cooked properly, horse meat is even worse, but with ? odor? to describe horse meat is a bit of an exaggeration. As for mule meat, it's not a question of whether it's good or not, it's a question of the mule's longevity as it has worked hard in the countryside in the past. Farmers became attached to it, so they usually don't eat mule meat easily.
Most people don't know the difference between donkey meat, horse meat and mule meat. Visually, donkey meat fiber is thin, bright red fat and thin. When cooked, the connective tissue is more transparent and the lean fibers are looser when cooked, with a smooth knife cut and fragrant flavor. Horse meat is thicker in fiber, has less dark red fat, and will have a beefy smell similar to lamb when cooked. Mule meat has the thickest fibers, is pinkish-red with less fat, and will have a more fishy, less flavorful cooked horse meat comparison. Starch-free donkey meat, you can clearly see the cross-section of the meat, it is more obvious, and it tastes stronger, starch-containing meat, you can't see the obvious meat, and it tastes more spaghetti.
Currently do live donkey industry is less, mostly for regional small-scale donkey meat production. With the increasing degree of mechanization in recent times, the applicable value of donkeys is gradually disappearing, and donkey skin resources are in short supply. Many donkey gum producers began to invest in building their own breeding bases, and later donkey meat was used as a by-product. The donkey industry? Dragon head? is likely to be Foshan, and Dong'a's answer is gelatin. Catering companies now have to have their own personality to survive, so some of the places around the theme of donkey catering and, of course, the popularity of these restaurants depends on how well they are received by the local public.
The average catering business, for cost reasons, may fake the raw materials, and donkey raw materials that are substandard will have some horse and mule meat mixed in. In terms of flavor, horse meat is sour, without some of the freshness of donkey meat, and not easy to chew. In terms of flavor, donkey meat is sweet, as in donkey soup, which is tasty and the meat is quite tender. Horse meat has a sour flavor, and when fried with spices, it tastes much less sour, but still has the fishy taste of lamb. Mule meat has a sour and bitter flavor, even after frying with seasonings, it still tastes strongly sour and fishy.