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High protein, low calorie. The word that girls love, "healthy," is synonymous with horse meat. So, I was taken to a horse meat yakiniku restaurant. The location is a 5-minute walk from JR Shinjuku Station West Exit. If coming from JR, turn right at the west exit, cross Shinjuku Oogado Nishi diagonally, turn left at the first corner, and enter the alley on the right. It is located on the 3rd floor of the Daihan Building just before the crossroads. If you are coming from the Toei Oedo Line or Seibu Shinjuku Line Seibu Shinjuku Station, it is a bit closer than from JR. Horse Yakiniku All-You-Can-Eat Standard Course 90 minutes 3,299 yen (excluding tax). Add the all-you-can-drink set to the course for a good deal. The Standard All-You-Can-Drink is 1,799 yen (excluding tax), but with the course, it is 500 yen cheaper at 1,299 yen. First, cheers with a highball. The all-you-can-eat menu includes horse yakiniku (lean meat, belly, heart, horse meat hamburger), horse sashimi (premium lean meat sashimi, seared heart sashimi), and horse meat. Smoked 2 types, vegetable assortment, rice, horse tendon curry, soup, bibimbap, and kuppato. Even with the drink set, it stays within 5,000 yen, but I actually added horse meat sushi at the end, so I went a little over 5,000 yen. The horse yakiniku is served as a combination of lean meat, belly, heart, and horse meat hamburger. Then, a two-point serving of horse sashimi, cabbage, and bean sprouts is given, and you start grilling. The fat applied to the grill is, of course, horse fat. Carefully apply it and then grill the meat. The belly shrinks tightly when the fat part is cooked. I placed bean sprouts where the fat dripped and let them absorb the fat, and when it splattered, I covered it with cabbage, as advised by the staff. Particularly, pumpkin and carrots are important, so I steamed them by covering them with cabbage. Oh, I also tried steaming the small hamburger with cabbage. It was my first time having horse hamburger, but it was flavored with ginger and other ingredients, which was nice. The horse sashimi (premium lean meat sashimi, seared heart sashimi) was served with grated ginger and garlic, so I naturally added garlic and ginger. Don't worry about catching the train on the way back! I enjoyed a lemon sour to refresh my mouth. I had more meat and vegetables. For the finish, bibimbap and soup. The bibimbap had five kinds of kimchi and namul in the middle, with a raw egg yolk and white sesame sprinkled on top. It was satisfying with lots of ingredients. The soup had a rich flavor. And then, we ordered a plate of three types of horse sushi to share. I had the yukhoe, which had plenty of raw beef on top of vinegar rice and was very satisfying. Before I knew it, it was time out while grilling, eating, chatting. I had plenty of vegetables, the meat was healthy, and the first experience of horse yakiniku was good.