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Where can you purchase Kobe beef in the United States?

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Until 4 weeks ago you could not buy real Kobe beef like this, from Japan, in the United States, period. Photo: Wikipedia. Earlier this year I wrote at length about a very pricey food scam, the widespread sale of fake Kobe beef in this country. read more

American Kobe beef is not a scam, as some people suggest, but in fact very good with some of the qualities of good Japanese beef. The most famous and oldest purveyor here in the US is Snake River Farms, and yes, you can buy their beef online. I’ve had it many times in restaurants and it is good. read more

Under Japanese law, Kobe beef can only came from Hyogo prefecture (of which Kobe is the capital city), where no slaughterhouses were approved for export by the USDA. According to its own trade group, the Kobe Beef Marketing & Distribution Promotion Association in Japan, where Kobe Beef is a registered trademark, Macao is the only place it is exported to - and only since last year. read more

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