Though the US is going through the process of banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption, Japan has said that despite the pending outcome, it will keep serving horsemeat that it imports from Canada and South America. Hidetoshi Akinaga, an official from the Agriculture Ministry said that "Japanese imports of horse meat are unaffected by the US vote because first of all Japan does not import that much from the United States."
Though I have never seen it in any Japanese restaurants here in Los Angeles, horse sashimi is a delicacy in Japan. It's a tough, emotional subject because in the US, horses are seen by many as companion animals, not food. At the same time, what elevates a horse over a cow?














