March 1, 2009
Incredible Japanese “food porn” on Dallasfood.org
If you are a so-called foodie , in Dallas or elsewhere, you already know of Dallasfood.org , the Dallas-based food blog and forum launched by the mysterious and one-named Scott.
Though primarily a platform for his reviews, the site is currently the recipient of a jaw-dropping entry called "Gluttony in Japan, Feb 2009 edition."
Written by site regular "FatCap", it documents a series of meals he's consumed during his annual trip to Japan: from his quickie noodle lunch in Tokyo, to the bento box he ate on a train headed for Kyoto, to a multi-course formal feast he had at the 300-year-old Hyotei Hotel. Photos run from the prototypical Japanese temple surrounded by a reflecting pool to closeups of sashimi with pickled lily buds, accompanied by food descriptions that detail an array of dishes few of us will likely get the chance to see. That includes not just
Kaiseki-ryori
("the high arts of Japanese master cookery") but also the unsettling concept of horse sashimi. As in sashimi made from horse.
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Pavel Lishin, verified:
I never really understood why eating horse is so taboo. I guess they're cuter than cows, and don't seem to be as retarded as cows, but still. I'd eat one.
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Teresa Gubbins, staff:
OK i'd be happy to take back "unsettling" and give you "unfamiliar"
i think maybe the "unsettling" part is that it's RAW. oh, and the "<a href="http://dallasfood.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=4564#4564">mane fat</a>" [takes a long time to load] - fat from under the horse's mane. i don't like fat and, while i'm not sure i had an idea of what was under the mane, i sure as heck didn't think it was edible fat
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Pavel Lishin, verified:
Okay, yeah. Raw meat that's not fish doesn't sound appealing.
And despite the fact that apparently Russians eat grosser things, a big spoonful of fat does not sound appetizing.
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Scott Doyle, verified:
Unless said meat is served at Texas de Brazil. om nom nom nom
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Chris Kidd, verified:
Mr. ED on a plate of garnish...good times...
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Travis Bush, verified:
Don't forget the horseradish!
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Johnyalamo2000, anonymous:
Because Horse are a 'working animal' their meat is usually very tough and not great on taste. But I guess anything can be great wrapped in Bacon.
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Scott, anonymous:
Very tough and not great on taste? The few times I've had it (in Europe; always cooked), it's been noteworthy for its tenderness. The avoidance of horse meat in the English-speaking west has nothing to do with its quality as a meat, but purely cultural hangups.
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