It starts with the cows. True Kobe beef comes from the region surrounding the city of Kobe. For centuries, the cattle was used not for meat, but to provide the muscle for rice cultivation. Consumption ...

Contrary to common belief, “Kobe Beef” is not a breed — it’s a prestigious brand name. Only a small percentage of cattle raised under strict regulations in Hyogo Prefecture qualify for the title. To ...

Tongs picking up seared Kobe beef next to grilled onion and asparagus - Studioair / Imazins/Getty Images Fascinating chefs and diners worldwide, Kobe beef is an extremely sought-after meat known for ...

What makes Kobe beef so famous—and so expensive? In this deep dive, we take you from the legendary farms of Hyogo Prefecture ...

You’ll notice that most of the steaks on this list below bear an A5 rating and have specific Japanese Kobe beef, American Wagyu beef or other A5 Kobe beef designations to distinguish why they are such ...

HARWOOD, Texas — Even by the standards of Texas — where beef is no trivial matter — rancher Jose Antonio Elias Calles has coddled his cattle. The animals imported from Japan are guarded by off-duty ...

A high-end steakhouse in the Meatpacking District is offering New York restaurant goers their first real taste of a Kobe steak, for a whopping $350. While restaurants across America have claimed to ...

Where’s the beef? Four decades away. Thought the wait times for cronuts were ludicrous? The “Extreme Croquette,” a hyper-affordable potato and Kobe beef-filled disc, is so popular that people wait up ...

If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop in Takasago City in western Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, it’ll take another 43 years before you receive your ...

・Are grown in our trusted contract farm in Yabu City, Hyogo — the birthplace of Tajima cattle These cattle are raised under the same conditions as pure Kobe Beef, and deliver superb flavor and aroma ...