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This time, 黒蓮＠にしつーサポーター brings us items like the “Assorted 3 Kinds of Basashi” from “熊本屋”, which just opened in July near the Tigers Lawson in Koshien along Rinko Line!
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 兵庫県西宮市甲子園九番町１−１−１ 1階.
What We Ate at “熊本屋”
Draft beer, medium ¥600(tax included)
As an appetizer, they serve horse meat sujikon.
Assorted 3 Kinds ¥3,900(tax included)
You eat it with soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and salt.
The soy sauce is from Kagoshima. And apparently the salt is homemade by the shop♪
This is the rare belly cut “Futagoe”. It has nice fat, and it’s tender and juicy.
It seems to be one of the popular cuts for basashi✨
Next is “Binta”. It’s the cheek part of the horse meat. It has a firm bite, and the more you chew, the more umami spreads.
Yeah. You can tell just by looking that it’s really lean and muscular!
This is “Katabara”. It’s very lean with little fat, giving it a refreshing, light taste.
You can enjoy all kinds of horse meat flavors and textures. So luxurious✨
Premium Seared Belly Half ¥1,000(tax included)
It looks juicy just from the photo✨
Seared Lean Meat Half ¥600(tax included)
They weren’t listed on the menu, but I had them make each of the two kinds as a half portion. Both had deep aroma and rich flavor, and I personally recommend them.
Apparently they grill it with their homemade salt, so it’s delicious even without adding anything!
Sakura Yukke Rice Bowl ¥1,200(tax included)
The egg adds mellowness and richness to the tender lean meat. At 1,200 yen for this amount, it might be a pretty good deal.
They use carefully selected horse meat delivered directly from Kyushu, so it’s fresh✨
“熊本屋” Menu
I wonder what “Tategami,” a cut unique to horse meat, is like? I’m curious♪
Low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol, and high protein. Horse meat has so many good points!
It sounds like the menu will be updated little by little.
The à la carte dishes look tempting too✨
