Basashi (Thinly sliced raw horse meat)
When in Kumamoto, don’t miss the local specialty, basashi!

About Basashi (Thinly sliced raw horse meat)

A long-established restaurant specializing in horse-meat dishes in Kamitori, central Kumamoto. It serves basashi and other Kumamoto specialties made with fresh horse meat raised on its own farm.

Basashi is thinly sliced raw horse meat, commonly enjoyed as a drinking snack with sweet soy sauce and garnishes such as sliced onion, grated ginger, and garlic.

Different cuts—including skirt, futaego, mane, and lean meat—offer a range of textures and flavors. Because its cut surface has a cherry-blossom pink color, horse meat is also known as “sakura meat.”

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