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For Yurt’s Kazakh founder, Ali Nuraly, opening a Central Asian restaurant in Hong Kong without horsemeat was not an option. After all, the consumption of horsemeat holds a deep, practical heritage in Central Asia and is rooted in nomadic traditions.
For millennia, horses were not merely transport but vital companions, and their use as food was a logical extension of a pastoral economy where no part of the animal was wasted.
The consumption of horsemeat carries cultural weight, symbolising strength, honour and respect for the animal’s spirit.
