Texas Today

Yesterday I managed to get out to the movies and had the chance to see the movie Borat. It made me a bit curious about the actual habits of Kazahks. So I did a bit of surfing and found that Borat may not be so far off the mark, and, there are some folks in Texas that may have a lot more in common with them than they know.�

Yes, Khazaks eat Horses. So much so that amazingly the Kazakhstan National Cooking Web Page includes a recipe for cooked Horses Ass. Yep, it’s a documented national and cultural treasure called Karta.�

Now, a few of my Texas brethren believe it’s their God given right to mistreat these beautiful animals as they see fit, as it’s their personal property. And, anyone infringing on that right is a well, a “Commie”.� In my humble opinion there is a special place in hell for you, but in the meantime, here’s my little gift, and as the horse eating French say, Bon appetite!�

Karta (Horse Rectum) (Kazakh)
� � � � � � � � From the Kazakhstan National Cooking Web Page (www.kz/eng/cooking/cooking.html)
For making one karta:
� � � � � � � � 100 g of karta
� � � � � � � � salt
� � � � � � � � green pepper or dill to taste
� � � � � � � � The thick part of the rectum is washed without removing fat, then carefully turned inside out so that the fat should be inside, washed once more and tied up on both sides.
� � � � � � � � Karta can also be dried and smoked. To dry it karta is strewed
with fine salt and kept in a cool place for 1-2 days, then dried up.
Karta is smoked during 24 hours, then dried during 2-3 days. After
washing it well karta is boiled for 2 hours on slow fire. Before serving the table it is cut in rings and decorated with green pepper or dill.�