served at izakaya bars. Fat, typically from the neck, is also found as , 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 , 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. Aside from raising local draft horses for meat, Japan imports living horses (from Canada and France) and meat from several countries — the five largest horse meat exporters to Japan are Canada, Mexico, Italy, Argentina, and Brazil. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan In Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, horse meat is a large part of the diet, due mainly to the nomadic roots of the population. Some of the dishes include sausages called kazy and chuchuk or made from the meat using the guts as the sausage skin, made from hip meat, which is smoked and boiled, jal (or zhal) made from neck fat which is smoked and boiled, made from a section of the rectum that is smoked and boiled, and which is kept as dried meat. Mongolia Mongolian cuisine includes salted horse meat sausages called that are produced as a regional delicacy by the Kazakhs. Generally, Mongols prefer beef and mutton (though during the extremely cold Mongolian winter, some people prefer horse meat due to its low cholesterol). It is kept unfrozen, and traditionally people believe horse meat helps warm them up. Other Asian nations import processed horse meat from Mongolia. Philippines In the Philippines, horse meat (, , or ) is a delicacy commonly sold in wet markets. It is prepared by marinating the meat in lemon juice, soy sauce or fish sauce, then fried and served with vinegar for dipping. South Korea In South Korea, horse meat is generally not eaten, but raw horse meat, usually taken from the neck, is consumed as a delicacy on Jeju Island. Europe Austria Horse Leberkäse is available in special horse butcheries and occasionally at various stands, sold in a bread roll. Dumplings can also be prepared with horse meat, spinach, or Tyrolean (a sour milk cheese). Such dumplings are occasionally eaten on their own, in a soup, or as a side dish. Belgium In Belgium, horse