I know that Japan actually has both, known as torisashi (raw chicken) & basashi (raw horse) but remain niche and not commonly eaten. However, are you on board of eating horse meat as sashimi or even weirder: raw chicken as sashimi. But, are restaurants in Western nations even allowed to openly advertise horse meat on their menu?
So, if one opened a Japanese restaurant or conveyor belt sushi chain where raw chicken were to be disclosed as a menu item, will that place stay open or be shut down on day one? What would people think if raw horse meat was available as sashimi? Although horse meat is lean, not common as let’s say pork or beef when sold at supermarkets.
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Why wouldn’t horse meat be allowed to serve in restaurants? It’s perfectly normal here, very tasty and good quality meat.
Raw chicken, no, salmonella risk. All meat would need to be tested, every single piece, so it wouldn’t be very sustainable.
As long as it’s prepared properly, sure.
I’ve had beef carpaccio before, I don’t think horse sashimi would be much different. So, I’d try it if offered, I wouldn’t specifically seek it out on a menu, though.
Hell No to chicken sashimi, though. Honestly, if I was in Japan I’d assume that the chef knows what they’re doing, but I still wouldn’t be able to get over the “what if they don’t?”.
