Although aburakasu, as well as saiboshi (smoked horse meat), was a traditional foodstuff for burakumin but rarely available to the general public, its distinct taste has come to be widely known to the general public as discrimination and prejudice against burakumin have faded away.
さいぼしと並ぶ被差別部落の伝統食であり幻の食材であったが、差別や偏見が解消されるにつれ、その独特の風味が一般にも広く知られるようになってきた。