kobe beef– tag –

You are standing outside a Tokyo yakiniku shop, and the lunch board reads "A5 Wagyu set, ¥2,980." Is it genuinely A5, or is there a catch? A5 is the highest combination in Japan's beef carcass grading system, although it describes a grad...

Most people have heard of Kobe beef. Yet far fewer know the name behind it. Tajima beef is the original — the cattle breed and regional standard from which Kobe, Matsusaka, Omi, and many other prestigious wagyu labels all descend. In fac...

Kobe beef is a premium Japanese wagyu brand from Hyogo Prefecture, and the rules behind it are unusually strict. Roughly 6,800 carcasses earn the name in a typical year. That scarcity explains most of the price, though not all of the fas...

The pan hisses, sugar melts into soy sauce, and a sweet smell fills the room before anyone sits down. That is sukiyaki (すき焼き), a Japanese beef hot pot of thinly sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables cooked at the table. Diners then dip e...

The pan hisses, sugar melts into soy sauce, and a sweet smell fills the room before anyone sits down. That is sukiyaki (すき焼き), a Japanese beef hot pot of thinly sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables cooked at the table. Diners then dip e...

Kobe beef is a premium Japanese wagyu brand from Hyogo Prefecture, and the rules behind it are unusually strict. Roughly 6,800 carcasses earn the name in a typical year. That scarcity explains most of the price, though not all of the fas...

Most people have heard of Kobe beef. Yet far fewer know the name behind it. Tajima beef is the original — the cattle breed and regional standard from which Kobe, Matsusaka, Omi, and many other prestigious wagyu labels all descend. In fac...