What is "basashi"?!
What is "basashi"?
most of japanese food are serve raw like sashimi meat from fish, how about basashi? what meat is it? is it also serve raw and eaten raw?
Answers: HORSE MEAT:
served raw as very chewy sashimi in thin slices dipped in soy sauce, often with ginger and onions added. In this case, it is called basashi (Japanese: 馬刺し). A Japanese cuisine, raw horse meat is called sakura (桜) or sakuraniku (桜肉, sakura means cherry blossom, niku means meat) because of its pink colour. It can be served raw as very chewy sashimi in thin slices dipped in soy sauce, often with ginger and onions added. In this case, it is called basashi