What do you mean, "smelly horse meat smells like donkey meat, and I would rather die than eat mule meat"?

It's not that the meat of these animals is really smelly or poisonous, but out of humanitarianism. In the eyes of farmers, these animals are their own good helpers and are reluctant to eat.

In the past, it was common for some people in rural areas to raise some large livestock, such as horses, mules, donkeys and cows. Because these animals can help farmers do a lot of farm work and save farmers a lot of farming and labor. But these animals will get sick and die, so when they can't continue to help farmers share agricultural labor, they will basically be killed. Why does horse meat stink?

In fact, horse meat is not smelly, but it is just a metaphor for the "firewood" of meat. Because horses are good at running, muscular and have a bad taste, it is difficult to chew and swallow. The ancients said that the reason why horse meat stinks is a bit selfish, that is, the price of horse meat is very expensive. In order to prevent people from eating horse meat, it is said that horse meat stinks. In the past, if horses died in rural areas, they were basically slaughtered and eaten. It is impossible to throw them away!

Donkey meat is delicious. It should be eaten by many people. There is a saying in the countryside that "there is dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground". Donkey meat can be compared with dragon meat. We can see people's praise for donkey meat. Many people know the taste of donkey meat. Although the donkey is also a large domestic animal, compared with horses and mules, the status of the donkey in the eyes of farmers is not high. For example, many people often say that "lazy donkeys have more shit". Therefore, donkeys are relatively lazy animals. Farmers are a little "contemptuous" of this lazy animal, so it is not a pity to kill donkeys and eat meat.

Every proverb has many related stories and some inhuman thoughts, but they are harmless. Many seemingly absurd proverbs will be better understood by combining with previous customs.