Description
Raw horse meat sliced thin, served with garlic, ginger and a sweet soy sauce. It is lean and clean-tasting.
馬刺し
ばさし
basashi
Basashi (horse meat)
- All year round
Did you know?
Its pink colour earns it the name 'cherry-blossom meat' (sakura-niku).
Famous produce
- Kumamoto, top producer and consumer
- Nagano (Ina)
- Aizu (Fukushima)
In the kitchen
- basashi
- sakura nabe
- baniku yukke
Season
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Nutritional composition
per 100 g edible portion
102 kcal
- Protein 77%
- Fat 22%
- Carbohydrate 1%
| Energy | 102 kcal |
|---|---|
| Water | 76.1 g |
| Protein | 20.1 g |
| Fat | 2.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.3 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0 g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 50 mg |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 300 mg |
| Calcium | 11 mg |
| Magnesium | 18 mg |
| Iron | 4.3 mg |
| Zinc | 2.8 mg |
| Iodine | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 9 µg |
|---|---|
| Vitamin D | — µg |
| Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) | 0.9 mg |
| Vitamin K | 2 µg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.24 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 7.1 µg |
| Folate | 4 µg |
| Vitamin C | 1 mg |
Source: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 8th ed., 2023 supplement (MEXT) · food no. 11109 · Tr = trace · — = no data
