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In Japanese cuisine, raw horse meat is called or because of its pink color. It can be served raw as "sashimi" in thin slices dipped in soy sauce, often with ginger and onions added. In this case, it is called . "Basashi" is popular in some regions of Japan and is often served at "izakaya" bars. Fat, typically from the neck, is also found as "basashi", though it is white, not pink. Horse meat is also sometimes found on menus for "yakiniku" (a type of barbecue), where it is called or ; thin slices of raw horse meat are sometimes served wrapped in a shiso leaf. Kumamoto, Nagano, and Ōita are famous for "basashi", and it is common in the Tōhoku region, as well. Some types of canned "corned meat" in Japan include horse as one of the ingredients.