Tasting a Japanese Horse Meat Barbecue

[@SaskAsterisk]

Chris, you missed a golden opportunity to say "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse", and to be honest I'm a little disappointed.

[@stiepanholkien605]

It's gonna be a Christohorcowken.

[@Symplasia]

Disappointed? Neigh, downright upset.

[@jonahanno6854]

JS plz I don't want to die now

[@QWE1233I4J]

Stop horsing around

[@konaccha]

Cmon guys, let him have his mare-ry time

[@awkwardnuts3358]

That Garlic Streetlight Made My Day

[@ivorellarackley4401]

I want it as a chandelier over my dining room table lol

[@Orikron]

Ryotaro never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@henrythe9th377]

And a bugle in your pants?

[@Kirby-Krios]

Yes! He's my favorite co host on this channel. Always upbeat and cheery ^__^

[@ptcrusa]

Thane Krios with just a little bit of sass. He's a great, entertaining host

[@spikespiegel5878]

@@boring5718 feg? wtf is that?

[@boring5718]

@@spikespiegel5878 rekt

[@prizegotti]

I ate horse in France when I was a child, and I'll tell you it tasted better and had a better texture than ANY beef steak I've ever tried. The same could be said about Ostrich steaks

[@TheBobHatter]

Garlic town sounds like the name of a town in Pokemon.

[@FalloutNewNarwhal]

TheBobHatter put it next to Lavender and Meat Town and you can call it the Roast District.

[@liawiie]

FalloutNewNarwhal.Loopy.Tom ....oh my

[@Sammie1053]

The home town of Wario and Waluigi

[@PhillipFry3000]

Or Mob Psycho 100

[@nicknuwe]

More like Dragon Ball

[@Buzzzy-bee]

Who else is looking for *THAT* comment?

[@explunky]

The "Cruel, you eat horse!" one?

[@explunky]

@injustice fellow eating a horse is cruel is some countries. Well, not for Japan. They serve a special horse that specializes to be eaten. I'm confused rn.

[@willyyeremi]

Me

[@afterschoolproductions5132]

All that horse *MEAT*

[@abhilashajha8822]

Me😂 I am a vegetarian , and I clicked just to find that comment.

[@Strider_Shinryu]

"Eat horse meat and you'll never die" You heard it here first.

[@nigellovatt9982]

Chris Keppler not to be confused with chasing horse!

[@Νικόλαοςαἰσθητικός]

Don’t forget “all day, everyday and you’ll never get fat or never die”

[@TheLobstersoup]

Drink a tall glas of fertilizer with it and you'll live forever twice!

[@jaggulalkharel9444]

Wouldn't recommend you to eat Zebra meat though..ask Natsuki :D

[@luciadawnwater272]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIq0gq2opM19ibM

[@Dibidam85]

Horses are good, no judgement needed, pigs are great pets and nobody cares about it when they eat some And also, garlic is great !

[@yippykiay13]

Yeah and to be fair, I never got thrown and ended up with PCS from a pig. (That said, I’m a horse owner/lover…but the argument stands)

[@luciadawnwater272]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIq0gq2opM19ibM

[@cadian101st]

'for the past 1,200 years' 'Older than you!' *Ryotaro calculates age in his head*

[@ivorellarackley4401]

He was remembering if he was born the year right after it was created, or the year after that 🤪

[@vinnerzucc1154]

A perfect reply would've been 'Younger than you!'

[@cameronfowler7361]

I loved the look on his face

[@ricshos]

When did you come to Takko?? I literally live here and work for this company in the office upstairs. Last week was the debut of the newly upgraded Garlic Steak lunch. You should come back and try it! Also, in case anyone wants to come try this dish, we only make 40 a day (50 a day on weekends) and half of the daily sets are only available via reservation over the phone and the other half are on a first-come first-serve basis. If anyone wants to reserve it and you don't speak Japanese, let me know!

[@onetrickwonder]

If this offer still stands, I'm looking to visit some time this week! Nov 12-16!

[@chemicsky2772]

Probably, 5 years from now I'm to young

[@Leroyaber]

i wonder if bro still works here

[@elbenji]

@@onetrickwonder i'm so sorry I didn't get back to you! I didn't get any notification :( I hope you still tried it that day!!

[@elbenji]

@@Leroyaber I don't work here anymore but I can still put you in contact with English speakers if you're looking to go! I still keep in touch with everyone there.

[@tricksterking9490]

Chris you fool! You need to stretch out the video to ten minutes for dat sweet revenue!

[@AbroadinJapan]

I should have repeated Ryotaro's raw horse dance for 3 minutes at the end!

[@wreagfe]

Or let Ryotaro speak freely for a minute or 5, it's quite enjoyable to listen to. "I want that ring!" Haha.

[@AlfiansyahHendry]

wreagfe or repeat the "I want that ring" part over and over again

[@moonmannd7501]

"You can eat horse meat... and you'll never die." I mean hey, that's how Voldemort did it.

[@unscripted483]

Technically since he drank unicorn blood

[@kittyman7015]

Voldemort immortal though. Was.

[@akiMKH]

Yeah he did drink unicorn blood so i guess it's valid 🤔

[@yippykiay13]

Don’t you mean “hay”?

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

Unicorns are only found in Great Britain: Scotland has it as their national animal, and Brexiters believed in them.

[@AbroadinJapan]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: If you were stuck on an island and could take one animal with you, what would it be? (For my answer, see 06:15 in the video). P.S. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Bring on tons more videos in 2018 and Natsuki the movie in January!

[@OULIED2]

Abroad in Japan happy new year Chris! Thanks for a great year of videos!

[@mohammedshiffa5787]

A cat

[@nonno9270]

I would bring a friendly otter because why not?

[@deman4083]

BUNNIES

[@georgl.8440]

Wagyu thingy

[@svandalbear]

Damn, just spent half an hour looking through ALL 1855 comments to try and find the ones that appeared on the hate mail episode, but they've either all been deleted or edited. Ah well, the things you do in quarantine...

[@RaymarFootball]

svandalbear absolute mad lad

[@Irraptured]

I was tempted to do the same just now, but then found your comment. Thanks for taking the plunge lol

[@sheridavandenbent534]

Thanks for saving me half an hour of work, I was scrolling down too!

[@IAMreynofficial]

Yep, was doing the same thing! Particularly the comment with the horse emoji!

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Stop horsing around and make some travel videos.

[@liawiie]

Beerdy - Bruce Lee Central .... wow

[@WiseGuy508]

Back in the nineties I was in a famous TV show

[@hennerzz3460]

Chris broad and bojack horseman (referenced) in the same comments section, what is this a cross-over.....comments section!?

[@NGameReviews]

Beerdy - Bruce Lee Central nayyy

[@kwacker45]

Neigh

[@HK-bi2gy]

Fun Fact: the horse's tail is used to make violin bow strings

[@pachik0]

Damn

[@yeslemon6693]

It’s only the tail hair tho

[@unscripted483]

Sutures and instrument strings used to be made sheep and or cow intestine. In short at least.

[@samlesserofficial]

I play the Violin, this is true :)

[@NorthSea_1981]

True - Cello bow strings as well.

[@sergioramirezrecinos2753]

“They’ve been eating this horse meat for the last 1,200 year!” “Older than you?!?” 4:07 *Windows PC Shutting Down*

[@quintrankid8045]

Have they had refrigeration for that long?

[@DZrache]

Of course not, don't be silly. They salted it before

[@quintrankid8045]

DZRache, Can something that's salted keep for that long?

[@andrelee7081]

Yep, salting works. Back when Ryotaro was a kid, they didn't have refrigeration, but salting and smoking worked in preserving food for many moons.

[@a05odst62]

Japanese no understando Sarcasmu

[@hitvrouwman]

I love how people find it weird they eat horse, "they eat weird meat in asian countries". Meanwhile here in Belgium they also eat horse

[@Dibidam85]

In almost every european country except the UK

[@jenniferstine8567]

The US doesn't tend to eat horse or use all parts of the animal. A previous video talked about eating uterus. It would be hard to find an American who would eat that. My city has a Scottish festival. It's considered "brave" to eat a bite of it. When I asked to buy some their expression basically said, "Brain Out Of Order, Try Again Later." It's just a sheep stomach with diced liver, kidneys, cornmeal, and various spices. It tastes like hamburger. However, Americans tend to feel uncomfortable with organ eating it seems. It can only be found in import stores. I haven't really been in an Asian import store. It might be possible to find "exotic" cuts of meat.

[@RK-cj4oc]

@@Dibidam85 We only eat horse on fries here in the Netherlands and it is actually becoming less populaire.

[@T.H.H]

My family eats horse here in America but we’re Polynesian and horse can be expensive so we don’t have it very often

[@imaan6867]

HEY CHRIS I HAVE BEEN URGENTLY WAITING FOR NATSUKI THE MOVIE, WHEN WILL IT BE OUT????

[@AbroadinJapan]

January! Finished filming the final scene last Wednesday!

[@jaysalter960]

This makes me very excited, more excited that Ryotaro drinking Apple Juice.

[@squintero213]

Jake Salter or eating uterus

[@timofeygladiyenko4598]

Can't wait to see it! Reaaaally exited about this movie :P Thank you, Chris, for your tireless work on it!

[@AmbivalenceIX]

I have been waiting patiently and will be happy to watch it whenever it comes out.

[@ohno4865]

**frantically sending to all horse-girl friends**

[@KazeAkiyama]

King shit.

[@luciadawnwater272]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIq0gq2opM19ibM

[@DiGiornos]

That was an interesting video.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

There was recently a story in Norway about a girl whose horse had to be put down, and she ate of it afterwards, and people hounded her for doing so. I mean, it is food. And horse meat is used in some sausages you can get here.

[@kopijaws]

Only an actual alien in disguise would wear a shirt that says 'native of earth'

[@Alex-fb8rz]

Every time you upload a video with Ryotaro in it, you make the world a much, much better place.

[@GraemeBray]

To further disguise his fake British accent, Ryotaro is now wearing a generic 'Native of Earth' tshirt to hide his cultural background.

[@MiChAeL98332]

Graeme Bray I'm starting to think he's an alien spy

[@zhumiss7054]

Best comment!

[@adriandharma1910]

I can't believe Chris did not say "うまー" when you ate that horse meat! (I know i'm 2 years late)

[@cabbage_cat]

he missed 2 puns umai and I could eat a horse

[@WilhelmH]

If I I remember correctly, the reason why horse meat was so scandalous here in Europe was the fact that it usually had been through many parties before ending up as part of the dish. With no way of making sure it had been handled right, how old it was in many cases, And if it had received antibiotics (or too much in this case) for it to be completely safe. Still, horse meat is great when these things aren't present factors. Love your video :) Found you early one morning this week and have been binging ever since :)

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Andrew Scott Yeah, here in America, horses are mainly pets. People race them, too, but no different than having a gray hound that is used for racing but is also a pet. Eating things that are traditionally seen as a pet is very odd for most people. If I visited Japan, I might try horse but I'd feel guilty, lol.

[@simonmutton9771]

The reason it was scandalous was because we don't really eat Horse in the UK but it was being sold in ready meal products and labelled as something else

[@levibergstein4541]

Here nobody really gave a damn because we eat horse meat anyways. It's tasty, low fat red meat, kinda like deer or moose but way less gamey.

[@satriorama4118]

@Nidhogg This is stupid reason. Long long time ago, human also use cows for transportation. Are we shamed eating beef now.?

[@scientificatheist9381]

@@satriorama4118 some are

[@ShaunDreclin]

Nothing wrong with eating horse, the only issue is when it's mislabeled. I'd gladly eat a horse steak!

[@samrouthorn697]

Cheers, I stumbled across one of your videos, binge watched them for a couple of days and now you are the only thing in my recommended videos. I hope you’re happy.

[@thelivingdripunal2513]

We eat cows what's wrong with horses

[@unscripted483]

Because there has never been a movie where the mc bonds with there faithful cow.

[@pebbleman721]

@@unscripted483 What? Yes there is.

[@aphelion4616]

Absolutely nothing.

[@ForumcoldiArchon]

You can buy horsesaussages pretty much anywhere on markets in Europe.. in butcheries not so much

[@olesatthewheel8479]

I think it’s just because we share a connection with horses. Kind of like why we don’t eat dogs

[@intarc0giotto]

the thing in europe was not just that it was horse meat, it was horsemeat from old running horses full of medication and doping material..... we have horse butcheries here in germany, no big deal. it was on one hand a consumer thing where people believed to eat beef but it was horse and on the other hand the horsemeat was contaminated. regular horse meat is just fine, and very lean as well.

[@darelh1348]

I'd totally eat horse meat if I came across a legit available source where I live. As you say, the horse meat scandal was an issue because people were being decieved about the product they were buying.

[@maschae4500]

regular meat is also 'contaminated' tough ..

[@AudieHolland]

I think a lot of horse lovers would never think of eating their favourite animal. Just the thought. I don't care though.

[@KogaBrigaXTC]

I think any reasonable being would not eat it as for a gratitute towards those magnificent animals that helped shaped "civilization": horses working in the fields, war horses... Humans are an error.

[@ZachSing]

I really love your channel I found it yesterday and I can't stop watching! You're one of the funniest people I've seen on KZbin but you are very informative too. Keep up the great videos.

[@kumail786]

What a treat for New Years! Thanks for all the great content you put out this year! I've learnt a lot and laughed a lot. Hoping 2018 is another year of great content and success for you!

[@blablascuss3657]

NETFLIX GIVE THIS MAN HIS OWN SERIES, it wud be so successful. Thanx for all the effort cris

[@ForumcoldiArchon]

He wouldn’t be allowed to upload anything on KZbin anymore once he gets a Netflix series (if it resembles the series)... so a Hard pass... make it Amazon, hbo or bbc.. they don’t have those limitations

[@ToriKo_]

Happy New Year, thanks so much for making videos, and don't listen to those who want this on TV.

[@kdrgaming3344]

Ugh people who get all gung-ho about not eating horse mean and trying to shame people that do but absolutely love eating cows and deer and pics and turkeys and chickens and etc. are just pathetic hypocrites. I can understand not wanting to eat a dog or a cat as most people have or would love to have one of the two as a pet, we consider them to be our companions, not to mention that they probably would taste pretty bad. Dogs seem like they would taste worse than cats. But horse!? A horse is just as cute a cow. Horses aren't really pets, they are barn animals just the same as a cow. It's hypocriticism at it's worst.

[@yagsipcc287]

Agree 100% most people are totally disconnected from food as well, they see food as items in a shop not something that was alive. I love meat, all kinds of meat, id love to have horse sometime :) I've killed deer before and my dad has killed countless all his life ha people need to understand what food is. I think city people are the worst for it no matter where in the world you live.

[@fatalleopard1514]

*Cough* *Cough* Natsuki the movie??? *Cough* I want to see it so godamn much

[@AW-cd5oq]

FatalLeopard January. The last scene was finished and it’s being released in January

[@scrollingdownonlytofindcom2663]

Chris said that it'll be out in January!

[@Smallfrogs]

Not 100% sure Ryotaro is a "native of earth"

[@1Kittywicked24]

While in Ireland I had horse meat by accident. Don't get me wrong when I say that was the best meat I had ever eaten next to elk and reindeer. Very lean and yummy. I ride and love horses. But have no problem eating one.

[@capnkirkie1]

Ryotaro’s English always impresses me. He’s really good! It’d be really cool to have a video of him talking about how and why he learned English. I’m currently learning Japanese, so advice from him on things such as reading Kanji would be helpful

[@georgl.8440]

I just realised that Chris is actually celebrating New Year right at this moment haha.

[@billiondollardan]

The Japanese fellow in this video has the most interesting of accents. I hear an amalgamation of English and Japanese when he speaks. It is really cool

[@jaspervanhaecke3056]

I don't know about the rest of Europe, but here in Belgium (and France aswell) eating horse steak is actually quite commonplace

[@MedeaGorgon]

We eat it here in Italy as well, and in eastern Europe I think.

[@Sheepy007]

I think in most rural parts of Europe eating horse is quite common.

[@Ms3063]

Sheepy007 I wouldn't call Paris, Brussels, Rome, Zurich etc. rural. Pretty much everywhere in europe you can get horse meat in shops and restaurant. We don't really see the difference here between Cows, Pigs, Horses etc.

[@Fritha71]

True, we have horse meat in Finland as well. It's only Americans and maybe the Brits who shun it. Well, don't know about Canada and Australia...

[@mikemike6908]

Fritha71 it's pretty weird in Canada too...if you tried giving an American horse meat they would be super disgusted. As an American who also lives near the Canadian border who has visited multiple times

[@wakurashinnosuke9852]

青森と八戸と弘前に親友がいるんですが、毎年花見にいくけど、ニンニクコーラは知らなかった‼５月には行くから試して見るね😃貴重な情報ありがとう❗それと日本語字幕ありがとう。いつもリョウタロウさんとの 掛け合いがとてもたのしくて気にいってる🎵リョウタロウさんにありがとう😉👍🎶

[@notdeku9197]

anyone else in the uk thinking that Tescos should bring back horse meat?

[@tentacleprincess5772]

Lol yeah for another uk panic ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@DZrache]

You kid, but I'd be fine with eating horse (as long as it was food grade and not mystery horse, probably full of medicines, being passed off as something else.)

[@alexxxvii8759]

Just for a laugh 😂😂😂

[@OhMyKMPR]

DZrache That was the reason there was a scandal in the first place. I like horse meat a lot, it's a traditional delicacy in the northern parts of Germany but it's quite rare.

[@hennerzz3460]

Just buy a Tesco value lasagna, its probably still full of it!

[@davidh7104]

Wow, I think the description of the garlic is your best food description I've heard! Keep up the great videos!

[@ohwaititsbait]

No ketchup, just Horse....RAW HORSE

[@theguynamedgio]

David Woodward BOOM YO AH

[@Oliwolf78]

DA TING GO NAAAY

[@jamesbernadette6216]

Ha! Imma establish a restaurant named Takkogonohe midway Gonohe and Takko and serve the best garlic horse in the world! >:D

[@WalkWithWerth]

5:47 that one definitely has a different ring to it nowadays :D

[@Avetarx]

Horse Oil.

[@DZrache]

TBF if emu oil is a thing, why not horse oil? Liquid fat = oil

[@liizzset]

DZrache Really!? Eatinh Emu is a thing? Did not know this? Cool. How does it taste? Have you taste it before?

[@1Kittywicked24]

liizzset like ostrich. It's red meat and taste kinda like a strong beef flavor

[@liizzset]

kittykat Goode have not eaten ostrich either. From the Caribbean and still do live here. Have not done much exploring outside of the Caribbean. Have gone to America and two countries in Euroupe though. So it is like beef?

[@lavodnas7899]

Read this as he said it lmao

[@sendaisweetie5297]

That grilled garlic bulb has got me drooling. I wanna visit "garlic town" now.

[@Nabium]

I get slightly anxious watching Ryotaro without a seat belt. You're a role model, mister British Accent Imposer, think about the children watching this looking up to you.

[@alexpurtle7293]

Kids are free range...at least in Tokyo cars. Always crawling about. I`ve lived here for nearly 20 years, and every day they post the traffic fatalities outside of every police box it`s usually just one. 3 would be extreme. That`s 3/38,000,000!! As someone who loves to ride a bicycle, cars are the very least of my worries!!

[@Nabium]

Yeah, I was just joking about, I sometimes forget to wear a seat belt myself. But about this argument that Japanese traffic is safe, mind you, I live in Norway and we have less traffic fatalities per capita than Japan. And our roads are often in mountainous and dangerous terrain, with high risk of rock falls and avalanches, and unlike Japan we have frequent snow and ice across the country in the winter and not just in the northern parts. So Japan's lack of accidents doesn't really impress me that much.

[@Nabium]

Also, where did you get that number, 1-3 out of 38 000 000? 38 000 000 is about the population of metro Tokyo. So I'm presuming the police box release fatality statistics of Tokyo only. But the prefecture Tokyo only has 13 000 000 inhabitants, so it's 1-3 out of 13 000 000. Japan has 5,971 fatalities each year, which is about 16-17 a day. And Japan has about 127 000 000 inhabitants, you divide that with 38 000 000 you get about 3.3, you divide the number of people dying in Japan's traffic each day with 3.3 you get about 5. That means that 5 out of 38 000 000 Japanese people die in traffic accidents every day, not 1-3 as you said.

[@alexpurtle7293]

Wait a sec...soooooo, you are taking a nation wide statistic, deconstructing it, and applying it onto one single city???? Well, heck!! Might as well say that the tropical islands of Okinawa share responsibility for winter deaths that occur in the snow laden Hokkaido!! Did you ever stop to think that Greater Tokyo has an abundance of public transportation that runs late night? The million taxi cabs? People use a fuck load of bicycles? AND walk!!, being the condensed city that Tokyo is?!? Not to mention the ZERO tolerance policy they have towards drinking and driving ie ZERO on your breath?!? Japan`s "lack of accidents" may not "impress" you, but neither does your Norwegian logic impress me!! Now, after deconstructing your logic, should I assume that all Norwegians lack Critical Thought, such as yourself?

[@nubsawce7494]

Take a moment to breathe and not flip shit at someone who might be mistaken about where you were deriving your numbers and just let him know where you got them from. Problem solved.

[@lexilynn1638]

Chris I just wanted to say that I've greatly enjoyed your videos and to keep up the amazing work! Everything you post has been so helpful or has never failed to make me laugh or smile. I'm going to Sendai in march and am so excited. Your videos have really helped as this is my first trip to Japan. Thank you for such amazing content!

[@mugensamurai]

These people are gone have crazy garlic breath.

[@Myst_iii]

dont know what it is about you but your videos make me feel like the day is not wasted, maybe its your voice. thank you very much.

[@robinsarchiz]

I've eaten some strange things in my day... lamb tongue, crocodile burgers, chicken hearts, blood pudding... But this is just!... ...Delicious!

[@Hephzibah624]

Pianobob. *justice delicious

[@mikemike6908]

Pianobob how was the lamb tongue?

[@robinsarchiz]

Miklós Nagy lamb tongue is really juicy and tender, one of the best meats you can prepare (if done correctly). It needs to cook for about a day, and it was made by my persian grandmother, so it was a middle-eastern dish at heart.

[@shadowplayer11.86]

Congrats Chirs, you managed to offend Horse lovers and Vampires at the same time

[@Essess23]

"I WANT THAT RING" classic lotr line there...

[@Spitechan]

Ok yet another pair of towns to put on the travel plans. Everything looks so delicious.

[@TheLeala]

Thanks Chris and Ryotaro you guys are always amazing :D

[@JapaneseHeavymetal]

You know, ive watched mostly everything from your channel and i think you reignited a fire i thought was long gone in me. I wanted to go abroad when i was younger. Now im heading towards my 30s and looking onto a boring job in a boring country. I dont want to tech, since i dont have a degree, it would be next to impossible anyway. But i'll think of something. There is always a way. Thank you for this.

[@bonosbones]

Horse Meat and Garlic! A Dream!

[@ParasiteDelta]

"I'm going to stuff you up, and not just with a horse" sounds like perfect commentary for Risottero's perfect weekend.

[@chrisgorman3997]

I love how everytime they mention the age of a location Chris makes Ryotaro out to be this immortal creature lmfao.

[@TheArbiter10]

This is what I love about Japan. Every city, even neigh-bouring cities, have their own distinct personalities.

[@Sessan]

I really really want to buy Ryotaro a beer or something. He seems like a really nice and fun guy :D

[@victorscott6475]

Chris love your attitude man, love Your videos, keep showing us Japan!

[@talamzaman8536]

I really love the banter between you and Ryoutaru 😂 Happy New Year btw may your channel blossoms even more

[@marinhrabric6162]

I'm from Croatia and I've eaten horse meat before. It's great

[@michelhofer3954]

the horse scandal was more about mixing undeclared old horse for bee products... we eat horse in europe too lol

[@thesecretlibrary890]

Not so much but mostly Germans eat horse.

[@agnieszkavanheirreweghe5837]

@@thesecretlibrary890 belgians eat a lot of horse meat

[@no_one01-5]

No you don't.

[@reviewdestages]

@@thesecretlibrary890 hol up we be eating horse up in this bih?

[@vilstas]

​@@thesecretlibrary890 Italy is also fond of horse meat. What do you do on Saturday morning in Parma? You visit your local specialised butcher. The only thing I could not get used to was eating it raw, i.e. minced horse meat with some lemon and pepper. But when cooked it tastes really good.

[@RedDragon9788]

I just wanted to say that I truly enjoy watching your videos! You and your videos are super entertaining and genuine. You're an inspiration to me :D Thank you for providing this quality content ~

[@engrishproductions1431]

Yes, my favorite line in all of the Lord of the Ring series by far is when Gollum says "I want that ring", and then proceeds to bite off Frodo's finger.

[@OffGridInvestor]

Years ago here in Australia in the 70s they were exporting horse and rabbit as beef. When they got caught, they asked them the ratio of horse meat to rabbit meat they used. "About 50/50". So exactly what does that mean? "About 1 rabbit for every horse". Btw the Germans and Hungarians have been eating it for YEARS and about 4 years ago it became legal here although only one place slaughters a very limited number for the European meats. KANGAROO however, is available MOST SUPERMARKETS over here. It's very rich taste and some may not be able to handle it.

[@Kiwi-lv8se]

5:07 my father is a butcher and we eat practically 4 times a week horse meat(because it tastes better than beef) and i've never died yet!! So i confirm

[@yasseenfouda8445]

the Eco why and you can save these money and get a horse to ride

[@unscripted483]

@@yasseenfouda8445 you're an idiot. Also horses are expensive to buy and their upkeep is expensive as well

[@_MrTrue]

Love your videos The only vlogger I actually enjoy watching.

[@MelioraSR]

We eat horse sausage here in Sweden. It's delicious!

[@JillRhoads]

I just got back from the Fursanto Matsuri at Tokyo Dome and had a chance to try the garlic cola. I have to agree that it was surprisingly good. It’s only on the second sip that the mild garlic taste starts to come out, so you have to wait for it. But the garlic really works with the cola. Interesting product.

[@stormy3898]

Chris, please don't let Ryotaro stuff anyone up.

[@ElderNewt]

Yet again.. another video that i've enjoyed haha... style and personality is bang on!

[@chibiy1913]

I've never had horse meat, but im really curious now!

[@MrRazorblade999]

Best meat you get.

[@glamreaper131]

I don't even care that you ate a horse. You have the most satisfying sounding voice i have ever heard.

[@MoonlightStrider]

Hang on, I think that was my 1 pound bet on the Grand National they were eating!

[@LeaElfArt]

I love these videos, they make me so happy and I feel like I learn something each time!

[@Ryanin2D]

Next video: Human Meat in Kanazawa

[@hopeahooper]

RyanIn2D ummm, last time I was walking around town, I didn't see that in kanazawa.

[@NGameReviews]

Nothing better than ending the year off with some horse!

[@Tenchy]

And now I'm back after watching the new journey across japan video cx

[@Drak_Thedp]

Happy New Year, Chris! I wish you that your videos would never interfere with your daily life, and that you'd have a steady youtube revenue.

[@Quast]

Look at my horse, my horse is amazing...

[@Sheepy007]

Give it a lick, it tastes just like Garlic

[@Set2Wumbo]

Fry it up in a pan It tastes just like Japan

[@crashpal]

I remember that video

[@Tasy808]

"you're not that royal" the foreshadowing of Chris meeting the Emperor and the King.

[@JEvans-rm8fb]

that garlic look fire

[@alexisguillen8400]

I appreciate how much variety of food they have in Asia. Here all dishes are the same thing but made different. Like sandwich and steak whit mashed potatoes or rice, salad, burgers or some chicken wings. No matter if is long horn or Denny's or subway, the dishes are nearly the same.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Had basashi in Akita last month and to my surprise found it to be much softer than any I've had in Nagano before. But actually *grilling* horse meat is a concept that had never appeared to me before. Only in Aomori.

[@tams805]

Your comment sounds so Japanese. It's meat (hell, it's *food*) so of course you can grill it.

[@oscarorozcoorejel]

I’m surprised with how cool everyone is with eating horses

[@lft3636]

no vampires will ever set foot on that Garlic town.

[@OriginalCreatorSama]

Garlic is an anticoagulant, so what if vampires tricked us into thinking they're allergic so that we would eat tons of garlic and our blood won't clot so easy, thus making us EASIER to eat?!?

[@aceytoja]

What a lovely couple

[@mellowhigh491]

Seeing as you're no longer on the JET program, how are you allowed stay in Japan. Do you have maybe a work visa for KZbin or perhaps Japanese citizenship?

[@andrehpinto]

I’m also curious about that

[@jadeddragon8972]

Why does that cooked garlic clove look so good?!? Now my mouth is watering!!!!

[@jamesohara4295]

Have you ever been half way through eating a horse when you realize you weren't as hungry as you first though you were?.

[@djdjcjsj]

For the win! 😂

[@wontondestructxn]

So it's New Years day and I'm watching TV Japan in Canada. I'm watching Cool Japan, and I see a feature on your youtube channel. I'm sure you already know about it, but just wanted to let you know that it's so very cool that your channel is getting so much attention. Keep churning out this awesome content. Your take on Japan with your British sense of humour is one of the best things on youtube.

[@RawkAhn4evr]

With all that garlic there should be no problems with vampires 🤣😉

[@ShannonMorse]

I tried sakuraniku at some fancy restaurant in ginza my local friend recommended. It was surprising delicious! We tried sting Ray too!

[@WatashiwaJouhouDesu]

That's an ingenious grill! Angled so all the excess fat drains away into little vats. I love these videos where you show off places and off the beaten path (not Tokyo). Plus Chris, you and Ryotaro are always very funny together. Thank you for traveling to places I cannot. I hope you keep it up and have a very, very Happy New Year!

[@mayawood5727]

I love your videos, I hope you make more in the future and that your Chanel grows and becomes more popular!!