Although horse meat is somewhat similar to beef, its nutritional value is not as good as beef. Because horses have very strong athletic ability, the meat is firewood and difficult to chew, but it is a bit hard. In addition, the yield of horses is not high, and because of their large size, the difficulty of breeding will increase. Maybe 10 years ago, most of the cheap "sauce beef" we ate was basically made of horse meat. Because it is a retired old horse, the price is naturally cheap, so we sell it as beef and don't know.

As a nation on horseback, Mongolian herders have deep feelings and deep dependence on horses. People on the grassland often say that the horse is a three-point dragon. The horse carries its owner in the wind and rain, running long distances, exercising a lot, and getting tired every day. Officials and people attach great importance to horses and are unwilling to exchange important war horses for food. Even kurama and Yunnan horses, which are very small, are important means of transportation, so they can't be used as food casually. Kazaks in Xinjiang eat horse meat, dried horse meat, smoked horse meat, smoked horse sausage, especially smoked horse sausage, which is also a unique flavor bacon in Xinjiang. The previous farming era has been modernized, and the development of farming civilization has liberated horses, cows and donkeys.

Whether in daily farming, transportation, or in battlefield battles, horses can be said to be the best helper of mankind, so in a long historical period in ancient times, horses could not be regarded as food by people, and people were unwilling to eat horse meat. In China, the areas where horse meat is concentrated are mainly some provinces and regions in the southwest and northwest. People in these areas are either companions of horses for a long time in history or ethnic minorities. Eating horse meat is a habit left over from historical traditions. Horses are very human animals, especially for soldiers. Horses are their companions and comrades-in-arms in trouble. How can they bear to eat their meat? My conscience doesn't make sense. For professional horse racing, Kazakhs generally don't eat, nor do the horses raised at home. In Kazakhstan, horse meat is much more expensive than beef and mutton.