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sushi
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 Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:45 am Post subject: Horse meat in Japan |
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| I have heard that they eat horse meat in Japan. Where can one go to try such a meat. |
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Chris21
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Sometimes they have it in izakayas. There's one by my house that has horse sashimi. It's on the menu between the french fries and the pizzas. |
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luckbox
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Horse meat in Japan |
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| sushi wrote: |
| I have heard that they eat horse meat in Japan. Where can one go to try such a meat. |
I've eaten it a few times, both in karage form and raw (ba-sashi). It's quite the delicacy and quite tastey if you get the good stuff. Quite popular in parts of Kyushu, but I've eaten it in Yamanashi-ken, where it's a local specialty, especially at some onsen resorts. Best enjoyed with a nice bottle of cold sake. |
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JimDunlop2
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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If you go to a traditional Izakaya, you can ask if they have any basashi. It tends to be a little bit pricey but definitely not unaffordable.
I like it, but have only been drawn to order it on special occasions... |
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luckbox
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| JimDunlop2 wrote: |
| If you go to a traditional Izakaya, you can ask if they have any basashi. It tends to be a little bit pricey but definitely not unaffordable. |
Ya, I think horse is like any other meat. You get various grades of quality. The really good quality (marbled, melt in your mouth variety) horse is usually served as ba-sashi, and the lesser quality stuff served as karage. I've seen the karage style sell for as low as 500 Yen per serving at izakaya.
OP, next time you go to a decent izakaya, ask if they have some, it's sometimes not on the menu. But before ordering, be sure to be clear on the price. |
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Birdog3344
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Location: Osaka, Japan
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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| You can also find it at some Yaki-niku restaurants in the raw form (basashi). Its quite good and suprisingly tender and not chewy. Alsmost like sashimi. Give it a try! |
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sushi
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info everyone. |
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Khyron
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| If you're ever in Tokyo, go to Ueno. There is a restaurant that has horse meat right outside of the National Museum. It's reasonably prices (not cheap, but if is affordable). |
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