Suganoya Kamitori

A famous horse meat restaurant in Kumamoto, the shop is located on a quiet street. The storefront on the second floor is very quiet and elegant. The receptionist is very friendly. She asked if there was an appointment to arrange a seat. Fortunately, I didn't make an appointment but waited for a small private room. The shop is long and narrow, and the private room is small but clean and comfortable. The dishes are horse meat-themed sashimi, sushi, stone grilled, boiled, rice bowl, and soup. I ordered the seasonal cherry bowl for 1800 yen (limited to 10 servings per day), with pickled side dishes and miso soup. The rice bowl is rich in color, grilled horse meat, horse meat sashimi, horse meat minced, mixed with egg skin shreds and vegetables, and it is very delicious with crystal clear rice. Stone grilled cos set meal 3600 yen: First, a delicate vegetable salad with Italian spiral noodles was served, which was very refreshing with sour and sweet sauce. There are three types of horse meat sashimi: all lean, half lean, and all fat (roughly referring to the red, middle, and large belly of tuna). The meat is very fresh, delicate and tender, with a bit of toughness, and a bit of the unique aroma of horse meat. There are also three types of horse meat barbecue, and some vegetables are also served. The meat is either crispy and tender, fat and tender, and the taste is rich and delicious. The stew is made of yam, which is soft, crispy, and the soup is fresh. The pickled radish slices and pickled vegetables are also quite refreshing. The strawberry dessert is very rich and delicious. The rice is shiny, full and fragrant. I asked for apple juice for a drink. It is a highly recommended specialty restaurant with excellent dishes, service, and environment.

Compared with other meats, horse meat is low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and protein, and is one of the representative ingredients of Kumamoto Prefecture. Fresh raw horse meat has a melt-in-your-mouth texture. In addition, shabu-shabu horse meat and fatty offal are equally delicious. Horse meat is also called cherry meat, and the meat is bright pink in color. Although horse meat dishes are high-end Japanese cuisine, the price in Kumamoto is relatively affordable. In the Warring States Period, the lord of Kumamoto Castle encountered a food shortage during the war, so he slaughtered dead military horses as food. He accidentally learned that horse meat was so delicious. Since then, horse meat has become one of the local dishes of Kumamoto, so when you come to Kumamoto, remember to taste horse meat dishes!

When going from Kagoshima to Kumamoto, the first thing I did was to call ahead to make a reservation at this horse meat restaurant. The location is very easy to find, right by the main road. I ordered three different sets of meals, and each one tasted great, especially the sashimi, which was so unique.

It takes 10 minutes to walk to Kumamoto Castle. It is on the second floor of a building. I followed Google navigation. The map showed that the store was right next to me, but I couldn't see the front door. Fortunately, I looked up smartly. The low-scoring reviews on Google are all complaining about the service, especially the male manager in a black suit. We felt it was okay. The lunch set meal was relatively cheap. We ordered a set meal of 2,800 and a beer of 650. The horse meat had no taste. It was rolled with minced garlic and chopped green onions to account for the soy sauce, so the taste was basically the seasoning taste. It felt a little astringent at the end. The taste was very good and tender. I didn't dare to eat more after eating two pieces. The salad was served in a cup, which was very small. The grilled steak in the set meal was also delicious, but it was too lean. Fortunately, it was not hard at all. Rice and a few small pickles were served before the dessert. How confident is this rice? It was actually really delicious. The dessert was so pitiful. Although the portion was small, the taste was generally good and enough to fill you up.

I went to the one at Kumamoto J Station. Because it was lunch, there were only some convenient fast food, such as: curry, hamburger patties, stew. These are made with horse meat. How do I describe the taste? It's similar to beef, but it's more solid. The set meal I ordered has the raw meat, with three slices of meat and three slices of fat. It tastes quite fresh.

I went there for lunch at noon. There were already a lot of people when the restaurant opened. I had a set meal which was a good deal. I personally prefer sashimi. It was a bit overcooked.