Meat? Good! Cake? Also good! But “meat cake?” What the hell is “meat cake?” and why would anyone want something called “meat cake”? Because, uh, the Japanese have figured out a way to make that phrase into a reality, and it looks like we’ll soon be moving to the other side of the Pacific to have all the meat cake we can get.

Seriously. Behold the meat cake:

「肉ケーキ」と「肉ブーケ」？牛角が放つお祝いメニューが見た目のインパクト抜群！ https://t.co/jvrQPLLWTZ pic.twitter.com/YFLqwZaJ9I

— おたくま経済新聞📰 (@otakumatch) March 3, 2017

The country’s newest fad, that we learned about at Kotaku, has yakiniku restaurants—which specialize in grilled meat, glorious grilled meat—serving the uncooked food in the shape of cakes, for the many customers who celebrate their birthdays there. Meat cake, or “niku keeki” as its known in Japanese, then gets deconstructed and cooked at the table.

これが…肉ケーキ… pic.twitter.com/jcfoG47fnN

— モチ(フレンゼ) (@frenze_S) March 3, 2017

Apparently meat cakes first became a thing a few years ago, but they are now everywhere. NO EXPLANATION IS NEEDED.

So no, these aren’t traditional cakes made with meat, nor are they meat served with icing and sugar (well, we assume someone, somewhere, after a night of heavy drinking, has tried both of those things, but this has nothing to do with that), they are just big decorative ways to have your order brought to the table.

昨日の肉ケーキが忘れられない(笑)#肉会#肉ケーキ pic.twitter.com/tSTTASPl1i

— アライ (@mryaraimdcs) February 24, 2017

If you remain skeptical, and think that this is just an unnecessary step in getting the meat into your belly, imagine how excited you’d be if you could order a “mountain of meat,” a phrase that slightly turns us on. Well, a “meat cake” is just a mountain of meat that’s been handled by an artist.

肉ケーキをたいらげた。優香お誕生日おめでとう( ˘ω˘ )♡ pic.twitter.com/L17JReVmSY

— なつ (@ntbw626) January 27, 2017

What a way to celebrate your birthday.

Meat cake? GOOD!

What kind of meat would you want your cake to be made out of? Get grilling in our comments below with your birthday wish.

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