Tonight I went to a Sushi-ya type place with some of the international students to try Basashi.
What is Basashi? Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC says “raw horsemeat dish”. That describes it pretty well. It’s raw horsemeat.
It tastes like raw beef, if anyone out there has had raw beef before. It even looks like raw beef. The best part of the horse is the meat under the mane, supposedly. I don’t know which part of the horse this meat came from. Some people mentioned that raw horsemeat is bad to eat in the summer. I don’t understand why, but perhaps it goes bad faster in the heat? But I would definately recommend those that enjoy sashimi to try basashi, it is pretty tasty.
We had some nabe also, which was pretty good. Beef, tofu, and leeks. I did not have my camera with me at the time, so I had to use the cellphone camera.
Japan right now is very hot, but what really kills me is the humidity. Texas is hot and dry, but Japan is hot and humid. Skin becomes gross and sticky, and hair becomes nasty. I am looking forward to colder weather here, unforunately that won’t come around until October.
Texas is hot and dry? Maybe most of it. But, Houston is incredibly hot and humid… It’s so bad that everyone dreads stepping outside of the house during the summer. Austin is somewhat humid, but not as bad as Houston. Plus, the heat in Austin is tolerable.
So, is Japan like Houston? XD
No way is Austin humid, it is always so dry and the air is always thin. I could see Houston being humid because of the proximity to the ocean. Austin heat is pretty bad, I’ll admit, comapared to heat here in Japan, although it definately feels otherwise sometimes.
I can’t say if Japan is like Houston because I haven’t been in Houston often.
Austin *is* humid, and it rains often enough for the air to stay pretty humid for awhile. I don’t know if you’ve gone anywhere outside of Texas in the US, but the air in the midwest is what I consider dry and thin… because it is. XD
Houston’s humidity is so bad, it’s like you’re breathing in water. The heat wave hits you in the face right when you step out the door, and if you think that’s bad, it’s even worse when you try entering your car. And walking more than 10 minutes outside during the day is unthinkable, because most people aren’t crazy enough to torture themselves like that. That’s why I like Austin… ^_^;;