All Kinds of Horse Meat Dishes, the Full List of Cuisine in Kumamoto

Horse meat dishes have become a unique food culture in Kumamoto. Under the improvement of the people here, horse meat dishes are no longer just sashimi or dried horse meat, but have been transformed into many interesting and creative dishes. Established in 2005, Umasakura is a pure horse meat restaurant. There are so many horse meat dishes here that there's no way you can taste them all. Not only can you try Japanese horse meat sashimi, horse meat sushi, horse meat shabu and horse meat sukiyaki, but you can also try Western-style fillet horse steaks, horse meat burgers, horse meat spaghetti and horse meat pizza, etc. The variety of dishes will absolutely blow your mind.

When it comes to Kumamoto's most representative local cuisine, you cannot avoid to mention its horse meat dishes. There are many restaurants in Kumamoto that serve horse meat dishes. One of them is a long-established horse meat specialty restaurant which is highly popular and has a good reputation. The restaurant has signed a contract with a horse farm that produces purely edible horse meat. Its horse meat is of the highest quality, and has the best color and veins of fat. Therefore, Suganoya is the best place in Kumamoto to treat guests.

Tsutae is a small shop that specializes in Tonkotsu Ramen. It retains the taste of Kumamoto Tonkotsu Ramen from ancient times, thus providing customers with the most traditional and authentic Kumamoto Tonkotsu Ramen. The owner of the restaurant is very busy. So there is a machine for ordering dishes at the door. After you buy a coupon, you can give it to the him.

If you want to try horse meat dishes in Kumamoto, don't miss Asoyamami! Asoyamami is a famous local restaurant in Kumamoto which has two sub-branches in Kumamoto. This one is conveniently located on Josaien, the shopping street next to Kumamoto Castle. The other one is in Asu. The signature dish of Asoyamami is the Lava-burned Horse Meat, which is made with lava stones in Asu. It's high in protein and low in calories. In addition, there are various local dishes in Kumamoto.

Toraya (とらや) Suizenji Restaurant is a well-known seafood restaurant in Kumamoto. The walls of the store are full of the food awards it has won. The Comprehensive Seafood Sushi Platter here includes nearly ten kinds of fresh sushi, and the fresh sashimi platter is a selection of various fish and shellfish of the day. In addition to a variety of delicious seafood sushi platters, horse meat sushi is also a specialty here. Here you can also buy a beautifully packaged take-out of horse meat sashimi, which is also a good choice for a gift. Within here

As one of the oldest ramen restaurants in Kumamoto, Kokutei Ramen was founded in 1957, and has almost become the representative of Kumamoto Ramen. The small restaurant is overcrowded every day, and customers have to wait in line most of the time. Kokutei Ramen insists on making their noodles by themselves, and the soup uses pig skulls that have less fat. The fried garlic is the soul of Kokutei Ramen. Complemented with rich tonkotsu and medium-thick noodles, it tastes refreshing and fragrant. Perfect! Here, you can choose a medium bowl or a large bowl of ramen.

Ajisen Ramen has numerous restaurants all over the world. In fact, its 1st Store is in Kumamoto, where you can taste the most authentic Kumamoto Ramen. Kumamoto Ramen has chicken soup added to the tonkotsu. The noodles are thick and straight, and its greatest feature is the addition of sesame oil and garlic slices, making the ramen attractive and fragrant.

Katsuretsu Tei is a pork chop restaurant that was founded in 1975, and became very popular and won its great reputation due to its fried pork chops. Most importantly, these pork chops can only be eaten in Kumamoto, and there is no branch in other parts of Japan. At present, Katsuretsu Tei has two branches in Kumamoto. The first restaurant in Shinshigai is more popular, and there are long queues every day. Kurobuta and the Japanese rice used in the restaurant are the guarantee of delicious food. There are different set meals of pork chops.

Located next to the moat, Shiromiyagura is a 6-story building that enjoys the best views of Kumamoto Castle. They offer set meals of Japanese Kaiseki Ryori and local dishes, and fresh fish dishes made with fish caught offshore. The restaurant is highly praised for its Japanese interior decorations and floor-to-ceiling windows on each floor. You can enjoy the scenery while eating delicious dishes there. Among the various dishes, the most famous one is its horse meat. The horse meat sashimi and horse meat sushi are absolute must-tries. In addition to horse meat dishes, you can also taste other authentic dishes in Kumamoto.