Anyone tried raw horse meat?

beluga · Mar 2, 2004, 14:09

Had it when I visited Japan recently. It's served with mince raw garlic. Though the taste is fine, I will not try it again. I wonder what kinda horse is that!

Hachiko · Mar 2, 2004, 14:18

Oooh, yuck. Poor horses...

Just out of curiosity...which regions of Japan serve...horse? *dies, of course*

beluga · Mar 2, 2004, 14:20

I had it in Yokohama. A restaurant next to Shin-yokohama train station to be exact.

Hachiko · Mar 2, 2004, 14:22

Yokohama? Regardless...a delicacy like that in horse must be pretty expensive per slab...and full of cholesterol, no less. *dies again, or course*

Out in the west, we take such delicacies with aversion. Of course, it's like the Ifugao of the Philippines eating dog, another treasured animal, like the horse.

neko_girl22 · Mar 2, 2004, 15:27

I'm not sure but I heard it is a delicasy of southern Kyushu and that it's quite rare to find it outside of that area. Like, here in Kagoshima there is always raw horse and raw chicken in the supermarkets but not in other prefectures. my Kansai husband told me this.
I wasn't so fond of the raw horse but I really like raw chicken.. but with tori influenza about I've had to give it up

what's so bad about eating Horse? It's just another animal, right.
and in my supermarkets here horse isn't expensive at all.

beluga · Mar 2, 2004, 15:39

Originally Posted by nzueda

what's so bad about eating Horse? It's just another animal, right.
and in my supermarkets here horse isn't expensive at all.

Err, you're gonna spark a war here...

I saw some threads argue endlessly on eating whale meat.

Mandylion · Mar 2, 2004, 15:39

ah, yes horse meat. You have us in Tosa (Kochi), in part, to thank for it. You don't see it very often but it is there, and no, I haven't had it.

I trust the Spanish. If they didn't like to eat it in the New World when they were starving, it must not be very good.

beluga · Mar 2, 2004, 15:48

By the way, I just asked my colleague who brought me there... He said the dish is called basashi, 馬刺し　　　

tsukinoko · Mar 3, 2004, 08:21

I had raw horse in Hiroshima once. It was served sliced like sashimi and we just dipped it into shouyu. Tasted delicious! Really! Was very tender and tasty. I would eat it again. It is just another animal. Whale is something different, because most of them are still in danger of being whiped out from the planet.
Mmmh...but I love living horses as well! For riding, of course!

**Uncle Frank** · Mar 3, 2004, 09:24

When I was younger, I went riding every weekend. I had a new horse that was still a little wild. The owner said to bend over and bite him on the ear when he mis-behaved. I tried it and ended up on the ground. That was my last taste of raw horse!

Frank

Hachiko · Mar 3, 2004, 09:31

Originally Posted by Frank D. White

When I was younger, I went riding every weekend. I had a new horse that was still a little wild. The owner said to bend over and bite him on the ear when he mis-behaved. I tried it and ended up on the ground. That was my last taste of raw horse!

Frank

You're not disabled...are you? I mean, the kick from a horse could definitely make you a basket case, Frank-san...

kirei_na_me · Mar 3, 2004, 09:37

I've fallen off a horse, been bitten, stepped on, and almost kicked many times. That doesn't mean I'd ever eat one, though...

**Uncle Frank** · Mar 3, 2004, 09:41

They do have a great program here for handicapped riders the helps a lot of people!

Frank

Mandylion · Mar 3, 2004, 09:48

Just so ya know, whale doesn't taste that great either - it is a long story as to how I came to eat it, and I think it is on this thread.

beluga · Mar 3, 2004, 09:51

Originally Posted by Mandylion

Just so ya know, whale doesn't taste that great either - it is a long story as to how I came to eat it, and I think it is on this thread.

Taste like lard or soap?

OK OK, I will read the thread...

bezz · Mar 3, 2004, 22:06

Originally Posted by nzueda

I'm not sure but I heard it is a delicasy of southern Kyushu and that it's quite rare to find it outside of that area.

Horse meat sashimi is usually considered one of Kumamoto specialities, while there're a few more regions (Koshu, Shinshu) where local people have been having sakura-niku.

Hachiko · Mar 4, 2004, 02:29

Originally Posted by Frank D. White

They do have a great program here for handicapped riders the helps a lot of people!

Frank

A pun on the race "handicap," Frank?

Race 8, The Frank D. White Memorial Handicap (10,000,000 yen, Gr. I), 6 1/2 furlongs, for fillies and mares...a full field of 16...and away they go!...

m477 · Mar 29, 2004, 22:11

Hey, I'd try it... is there any place in Tokyo that serves it?

bezz · Mar 30, 2004, 17:00

Originally Posted by m477

Hey, I'd try it... is there any place in Tokyo that serves it?

There are a couple of restaurants in Tokyo specializing in sakura-niku:

Minoya (since 1897)
2-19-9, Morishita, Koto-ku, Tokyo
phone: (03)3631-8298

Nakae (since 1905)
1-9-2, Nihonzutsumi, Taito-ku, Tokyo
phone: (03)3872-5398

m477 · Mar 31, 2004, 23:57

Well, I tried the raw horse meat today. I was at a yakitori place in Shibuya with my conversation partner and her friend and I noticed the salarymen at the table next to us were eating some stuff which looked like raw meat. I asked her about it and she said it was horse, so we tried some. I don't see why some people were making such a big deal about it, it really didn't have much taste, it was just chewy. Mostly you just taste the other stuff you put on it, like the ginger and soy sauce.

If you want some really tasty raw meat, I highly recommend Hida beef sushi. It is very tender and has a rich, slightly sweet flavor. I thought it was better than Kobe beef, although I've never tried Kobe beef raw.

beam · Apr 30, 2004, 17:16

i'm from mongolia. i eat horse meat... not often. i see there are quite a few people concerned about cholesterol content in horse meat. no need to worry. horse meat doesn't contain cholesterol...

janimagee · Apr 30, 2004, 18:30

whenever we drive through kumamoto my Japanese husband starts taking about horse meat, tabetai na...... it`s a local delicacy. Me I`m a vegetarian and draw the line at all animals. So if a meat eater chooses horse, that`s fine with me. I especially wonder about raw meat because I`ve never tried it myself. I think if I was a meat eater, at least I would cook it. Anyway, he just loves it.

DaMo · Apr 30, 2004, 20:04

Hey, the French eat horses too.

yimija · Apr 30, 2004, 21:39

Originally Posted by Frank D. White

They do have a great program here for handicapped riders the helps a lot of people!

Frank

yeah !!! Superman knows all about it, no ?

yimija · Apr 30, 2004, 21:49

well now,
horse meat is commonly eaten in almost every country in Europe (excepted maybe in England). I know that in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, the eastern countries you find it in a lot of restaurants, as an "entrece" (or steak if you prefer). You'll have it in air-dried meat, too. It's quiet popular, and in Switzerland for instance, you have special butcher shops selling exclusively horse meat (they are not allowed to deal any other meat). In super market, horse meat must be separated from beef, and tags have to specify in larger letters that it is horse meat.
that's it.
bon app騁it !

(I tryed, but did not like it, too sweet I think.) Mind you, in Spain they eat "el toro", just after the corrida, so what ?

Mar 2, 2004, 14:09	#1
beluga Regular Member Join Date: Nov 10, 2003 Location: Singapore Age: 35 Posts: 152	Anyone tried raw horse meat? Had it when I visited Japan recently. It's served with mince raw garlic. Though the taste is fine, I will not try it again. I wonder what kinda horse is that!

Mar 2, 2004, 14:18	#2
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Jan 17, 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,377	Eeew... Oooh, yuck. Poor horses... Just out of curiosity...which regions of Japan serve...horse? dies, of course __________________

Mar 2, 2004, 15:39	#6
beluga Regular Member Join Date: Nov 10, 2003 Location: Singapore Age: 35 Posts: 152	Originally Posted by nzueda what's so bad about eating Horse? It's just another animal, right. and in my supermarkets here horse isn't expensive at all. Err, you're gonna spark a war here... I saw some threads argue endlessly on eating whale meat.

Mar 3, 2004, 08:21	#9
tsukinoko Regular Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2004 Location: my home is Germany, but homesick I get for Japan Age: 35 Posts: 59	I had raw horse in Hiroshima once. It was served sliced like sashimi and we just dipped it into shouyu. Tasted delicious! Really! Was very tender and tasty. I would eat it again. It is just another animal. Whale is something different, because most of them are still in danger of being whiped out from the planet. Mmmh...but I love living horses as well! For riding, of course! __________________ I wonder how I got here My feet are bare, so sore I must have walked for ages I wish I'd know what for ... Since I remember nothing I just keep marching on ... No absolution, no respect I still remember, I can't forget My deepest secrets unentdeckt Can you take me - take me home ... by Adrian Hates (Diary Of Dreams)

Mar 3, 2004, 09:24	#10
Uncle Frank You SPAM/We BAN ! Join Date: May 21, 2003 Location: State of Maine Age: 59 Posts: 6,715	So Raw It Had Hoofs Still !!! When I was younger, I went riding every weekend. I had a new horse that was still a little wild. The owner said to bend over and bite him on the ear when he mis-behaved. I tried it and ended up on the ground. That was my last taste of raw horse! Frank

Mar 2, 2004, 14:20	#3
beluga Regular Member Join Date: Nov 10, 2003 Location: Singapore Age: 35 Posts: 152	I had it in Yokohama. A restaurant next to Shin-yokohama train station to be exact.

Mar 2, 2004, 14:22	#4
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Jan 17, 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,377	Yokohama? Regardless...a delicacy like that in horse must be pretty expensive per slab...and full of cholesterol, no less. dies again, or course Out in the west, we take such delicacies with aversion. Of course, it's like the Ifugao of the Philippines eating dog, another treasured animal, like the horse.

Mar 2, 2004, 15:27	#5
neko_girl22 Regular Member Join Date: May 14, 2003 Posts: 459	I'm not sure but I heard it is a delicasy of southern Kyushu and that it's quite rare to find it outside of that area. Like, here in Kagoshima there is always raw horse and raw chicken in the supermarkets but not in other prefectures. my Kansai husband told me this. I wasn't so fond of the raw horse but I really like raw chicken.. but with tori influenza about I've had to give it up what's so bad about eating Horse? It's just another animal, right. and in my supermarkets here horse isn't expensive at all.

Mar 2, 2004, 15:39	#7
Mandylion Omnipotence personified Join Date: Mar 15, 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,121	ah, yes horse meat. You have us in Tosa (Kochi), in part, to thank for it. You don't see it very often but it is there, and no, I haven't had it. I trust the Spanish. If they didn't like to eat it in the New World when they were starving, it must not be very good.

Mar 2, 2004, 15:48	#8
beluga Regular Member Join Date: Nov 10, 2003 Location: Singapore Age: 35 Posts: 152	By the way, I just asked my colleague who brought me there... He said the dish is called basashi, 馬刺し

Mar 3, 2004, 09:31	#11
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Jan 17, 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,377	Originally Posted by Frank D. White When I was younger, I went riding every weekend. I had a new horse that was still a little wild. The owner said to bend over and bite him on the ear when he mis-behaved. I tried it and ended up on the ground. That was my last taste of raw horse! Frank You're not disabled...are you? I mean, the kick from a horse could definitely make you a basket case, Frank-san...

Mar 3, 2004, 09:37	#12
kirei_na_me Where I'm Supposed to Be Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 3,922	I've fallen off a horse, been bitten, stepped on, and almost kicked many times. That doesn't mean I'd ever eat one, though... __________________ *i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)*

Mar 3, 2004, 09:41	#13
Uncle Frank You SPAM/We BAN ! Join Date: May 21, 2003 Location: State of Maine Age: 59 Posts: 6,715	Nah, I Got This Stupid All By Myself!! They do have a great program here for handicapped riders the helps a lot of people! Frank

Mar 3, 2004, 09:48	#14
Mandylion Omnipotence personified Join Date: Mar 15, 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,121	Just so ya know, whale doesn't taste that great either - it is a long story as to how I came to eat it, and I think it is on this thread.

Mar 3, 2004, 09:51	#15
beluga Regular Member Join Date: Nov 10, 2003 Location: Singapore Age: 35 Posts: 152	Originally Posted by Mandylion Just so ya know, whale doesn't taste that great either - it is a long story as to how I came to eat it, and I think it is on this thread. Taste like lard or soap? OK OK, I will read the thread...

Mar 3, 2004, 22:06	#16
bezz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2, 2003 Posts: 397	basashi Originally Posted by nzueda I'm not sure but I heard it is a delicasy of southern Kyushu and that it's quite rare to find it outside of that area. Horse meat sashimi is usually considered one of Kumamoto specialities, while there're a few more regions (Koshu, Shinshu) where local people have been having sakura-niku.

Mar 4, 2004, 02:29	#17
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Jan 17, 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,377	Originally Posted by Frank D. White They do have a great program here for handicapped riders the helps a lot of people! Frank A pun on the race "handicap," Frank? Race 8, The Frank D. White Memorial Handicap (10,000,000 yen, Gr. I), 6 1/2 furlongs, for fillies and mares...a full field of 16...and away they go!...

Mar 29, 2004, 22:11	#18
m477 無修正！ Join Date: Jun 6, 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 300	Hey, I'd try it... is there any place in Tokyo that serves it?

Mar 30, 2004, 17:00	#19
bezz Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2, 2003 Posts: 397	Originally Posted by m477 Hey, I'd try it... is there any place in Tokyo that serves it? There are a couple of restaurants in Tokyo specializing in sakura-niku: Minoya (since 1897) 2-19-9, Morishita, Koto-ku, Tokyo phone: (03)3631-8298 Nakae (since 1905) 1-9-2, Nihonzutsumi, Taito-ku, Tokyo phone: (03)3872-5398

Mar 31, 2004, 23:57	#20
m477 無修正！ Join Date: Jun 6, 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 300	Well, I tried the raw horse meat today. I was at a yakitori place in Shibuya with my conversation partner and her friend and I noticed the salarymen at the table next to us were eating some stuff which looked like raw meat. I asked her about it and she said it was horse, so we tried some. I don't see why some people were making such a big deal about it, it really didn't have much taste, it was just chewy. Mostly you just taste the other stuff you put on it, like the ginger and soy sauce. If you want some really tasty raw meat, I highly recommend Hida beef sushi. It is very tender and has a rich, slightly sweet flavor. I thought it was better than Kobe beef, although I've never tried Kobe beef raw.

Apr 30, 2004, 17:16	#21
beam Junior Member Join Date: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 1	i'm from mongolia. i eat horse meat... not often. i see there are quite a few people concerned about cholesterol content in horse meat. no need to worry. horse meat doesn't contain cholesterol...

Apr 30, 2004, 18:30	#22
janimagee Junior Member Join Date: Apr 21, 2004 Location: Nagasaki Age: 46 Posts: 17	whenever we drive through kumamoto my Japanese husband starts taking about horse meat, tabetai na...... it`s a local delicacy. Me I`m a vegetarian and draw the line at all animals. So if a meat eater chooses horse, that`s fine with me. I especially wonder about raw meat because I`ve never tried it myself. I think if I was a meat eater, at least I would cook it. Anyway, he just loves it.

Apr 30, 2004, 20:04	#23
DaMo Daruma Join Date: Apr 11, 2004 Posts: 55	Hey, the French eat horses too. __________________ To what can our life on earth be likened? To a flock of geese, alighting on the snow. Sometimes leaving a trace of their passage. -- Su Shi (1037 - 1101)

Apr 30, 2004, 21:39	#24
yimija Now it's me Join Date: Mar 31, 2004 Location: it depends on the day Posts: 272	too right ! Originally Posted by Frank D. White They do have a great program here for handicapped riders the helps a lot of people! Frank yeah !!! Superman knows all about it, no ? __________________ Just little me!!! But maybe a little taller You grow up, every day. Every second...

Apr 30, 2004, 21:49	#25
yimija Now it's me Join Date: Mar 31, 2004 Location: it depends on the day Posts: 272	the horses are not laughing in Europe ! well now, horse meat is commonly eaten in almost every country in Europe (excepted maybe in England). I know that in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, the eastern countries you find it in a lot of restaurants, as an "entrece" (or steak if you prefer). You'll have it in air-dried meat, too. It's quiet popular, and in Switzerland for instance, you have special butcher shops selling exclusively horse meat (they are not allowed to deal any other meat). In super market, horse meat must be separated from beef, and tags have to specify in larger letters that it is horse meat. that's it. bon app騁it ! (I tryed, but did not like it, too sweet I think.) Mind you, in Spain they eat "el toro", just after the corrida, so what ?

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