pon farr 0 Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 I was at an enkai last night and offered what I am sure they were telling me was horse sashimi. Surely not. I couldn't eat it. Encountered any? Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Yes, and it's not bad. Got something against eating horse... Link to post Share on other sites
pon farr 0 Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 I suppose I have yeah, but I hadn't actually even considered it before being offered it. So it was a bit of a shock. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Same thing kind of happened to me. Went to dinner with a friend familiar with the more obscure cuisine here. I had no idea what I was eating most of the night, but at least I could tell it was different vegetables and different varieties of noodles. Eventually, they started bringing the meat entres out. My friend wouldn't tell me what the first one was. I proceeded to eat it, and actually really liked it. I thought it tasted like spicey sausage and proceeded eating most of the plate of it. Eventually, as he was choking and laughing, he told me that I had just eaten half a plate of raw horse. I just smiled and asked if more was coming. It really was good, and I'm not a big meat eater. I'll try most anything, so this wasn't a huge shock. Doubt I would have ordered it myself though. Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 i haven't tried horse sashimi (the thought of eating raw animals is a little scary) but i have eaten cooked horse meat (it's a specialty of Tono in Iwate - or so i've been told)... very tasty stuff, good and lean, unlike the beef here... Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I just couldn't eat that. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 my friend had a mate visiting from the UK and we actually went out searching for basashi (thats the word, yeah?). had to go to three different izikayas before we found one that served it and wasn't full. i thought it was pretty good- esp with lots of ginger. definitely a meaty sashimi taste. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I think its delicious - If people eat cow, pig, chicken, whale, fish, crab, lobster, eel, deer, boar, etc, whats wrong with horse? Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Yuki's P - dog ok? Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Basashi, yes. I didnt know what I was eating the first time I ate it but its good. No question. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Orange, Havent eaten it, but it cant be any worse than grasshopper, snail, snake, frog, whale, alligator, ants, and any other weird thing anybody could add to the list that ive tried I like meat but just dont eat it very often - eat fish several days a week though. As opposed as I was to trying horse, eventhough Ill try anything once, it was damn good! Just like boar, thats delicious. May have to go up Rokko mtn and find one for dinner Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 How popular is this then? I thought it was very much one of those specialities for the area? Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Not being into raw meat at all, but - do raw fish and raw meat (ie this horse) taste really different?? Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 I was fed it once as well - without knowing what it was. Quite nice actually, better than the fish. Link to post Share on other sites
ug 0 Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I couldn't eat horse. I have been around them lots of my life and I think of them almost as people/family. Love 'em. Link to post Share on other sites
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