Kobe Beef

Where to buy Wagyu Beef

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Buying Wagyu beef is not as simple as it seems. It is very difficult for the FDA to inspect and verify the breed of cow that each and every cut of beef comes from.

Finding a ranch or supplier that can provide certification of the herd and the heritage that proves they are full blooded Wagyu Beef. Some of these ranches will actually sell you live cattle with Wagyu blood lines so that you can raise your own Wagyu Beef, or offer you the opportunity to buy butchered beef from their herd.

The best way to buy Wagyu beef is to take a trip to Kobe Japan and taste the real deal provided by the people who have been doing it for multiple generations.

Whatever you decide enjoy the awesome taste.

Kobe Beef or Wagyu Beef

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Recently we found out the easy way to distinguish between Kobe Beef and Wagyu Beef. Reading an article

The summary is this that Wagyu Beef is like a Guernsey Cow it is a specific breed. Guernsey's are bred for milk that is high in milk fat, Wagyu Beef are bred for large muscle groups that make delicious beef.

Kobe Beef is Wagyu Beef that is from a specific area of Japan called the Kobe region. The Kobe region has developed a way to raise beef that gives the spectacular cuts of beef that people are willing to pay hundreds of dollars per pound to have that delicious tender beef melt in their mouth.

Kobe Beef

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Kobe Beef Taste Testing

Kobe Beer Uniqueness

Kobe Beef is a rare form of beef from Japan. Although America has made a name for corn fed beef and grass fed beef that have tremendous flavor, there is nothing compares to the incredible flavor and tenderness of Kobe Beef. Kobe Beef are cows that are carefully chosen as calves and then raised almost in a nanny state of constant care and nurture. These small calves are fed a precise diet that is designed to give them maximum health with ideal amount of fat which is where the best flavor is found in the highest quality cuts of beef. The cows at an age when they are nearing the ideal weight for turning into beef are given massages to keep the muscle in an ideal condition. They also have beer added to their diet and regularly consume this adult beverage to relax their system to prevent any kind of chemical or hormone build up in their system that would even slightly decrease the best flavor. They use the most humane method possible to put the cows down so that even at the moment their life ends there is no sudden burst of adrenaline that would influence that great kobe beef flavor. This awesome way of life sometimes makes me jealous and I wish that I could be reincarnated as a Kobe Beef cow.

Kobe Beef Value

Kobe Beef is priced at a level that is disproportionate to the cost of the same cut of beef at the supermarket or butcher. You might expect to pay about ten to fifteen dollars for a really good burger at a restaurant or even twenty five dollars for an extraordinary hamburger, but to buy a Kobe Beef burger that might be about a quarter-pounder you can expect to pay more than one hundred dollars. As you can imagine the amount of human labor and the cost of feed for raising Kobe Beef is so high that the cost to raise this beef is more than thirty times the cost of beef raised in the feed lots of America.