What is a Kobe beef cow?

What is a Kobe beef cow?

Kobe beef (神戸ビーフ, Kōbe bīfu) is Wagyu beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, raised in Japan’s Hyōgo Prefecture according to rules set out by the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association. The meat is a delicacy, valued for its flavor, tenderness, and fatty, well-marbled texture.

How much is a Japanese Kobe cow?

Produced in Japan and prized for its rich marbling and buttery taste, high-grade wagyu can cost up to $200 per pound, and the cows themselves can sell for as much as $30,000. But what is it that makes the meat so expensive? The term wagyu literally translates to Japanese cow.

What is the highest quality Japanese beef?

wagyu cattle
Today, there are up to 200 strains of wagyu cattle produced throughout Japan. Of these, the best known — and most highly rated — are Tajima-gyu (from Hyogo prefecture); Matsusaka-gyu (Mie); Ohmi-gyu (Shiga); Yonezawa-gyu (Yamagata); and Saga-gyu (Saga).

Do Kobe cows get massages?

Kobe and Miyazaki beef producers are secretive about their methods. But many ranchers in Japan feed beer to their livestock to induce appetite. They also massage cattle daily, sometimes with sake. As for the massages, some say it is to relieve stress and relax the cow in order to maximize the marbling of the beef.

Is Wagyu a type of Kobe?

Kobe beef is a type of Wagyu. Wagyu is not a type of Kobe, so there are types of Wagyu that are not Kobe, including Bungo, Matsusaka, and Ohmi. One way that restaurants work around the Wagyu labeling is by using a hybrid of domestically-raised Wagyu breeds and US breeds and trying to pass it off as Kobe.

How expensive is Kobe beef?

Kobe beef is expensive, as only about 3,000 head of cattle may qualify as Kobe. As of March 2018, imported Kobe beef on sale in Harrods cost £625 per kilo.

What breed of cattle is Kobe beef?

Kobe beef (神戸ビーフ, Kōbe bīfu) is Wagyu beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, raised in Japan’s Hyōgo Prefecture according to rules set out by the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association.

Where to get Kobe beef?

As for where you CAN get Kobe beef, Olmstead tells us that one sure-fire place to get it is at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, at any of their restaurants. Wynn is the first US participant in a new partnership program with the Kobe Beef Council that makes it a certified US end-user of Kobe beef.

Where is Kobe beef raised?

Kobe beef. Kobe beef (神戸ビーフ, Kōbe bīfu) is Wagyu beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, raised in Japan’s Hyōgo Prefecture according to rules set out by the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association.