A British man has been arrested in Kyrgysztan after comparing a national delicacy to a 'horse penis.'

Michael Mcfeat faces up to five years in prison for denigrating chuchuk - a traditional horsemeat sausage - under racial hatred laws.

He later deleted the offending Facebook post and issued an apology.

Mcfeat's arrest led to a brief strike by his co-workers at Canadian mining firm Centerra Gold.