@Berty McJock,
On horse meat, I saw it on the menu on a couple of remarked about good restaurants I went to in northern italy in '99. My last splurge as it happens, but very memorable and worth it. I usually went to trattorias and ordered little and well, but once in a while I waltzed into a serious restaurant. Most of the days, I ate from a local alimentaria or a pasticceria.. The time I'm remembering was in Lucca, afternoon, but there was another in Cremona. Woman dining alone, quiet room.
Ordering obviously too little, like a fly on the tablecloth.
People confused me since I always wore my black (washable) suit and they guessed me to be portuguese or german, until I spoke, clumbsiola.
I don't remember what I ordered, probably an appetizer and a dessert, glass of wine.
I shoulda ordered the horse, but I wasn't in the mood.
