Unless you have purchased some since late August of this year you haven't. This may be old news but I stumbled across this while surfing. Japanese beef has been banned in the US since 2009 due to hoof and mouth disease.
So all the Kobe and Wagyu cuts that have been sold since that time has been nothing of the sort. US companies playing loose with the term Kobe or Wagyu. No law against it according to the USDA.
I know I have seen episodes of BBQ Pitmasters where they have been claiming to be using these Japanese cuts but either they have been duped or playing along with the "reality" show script.
A real Kobe imported steak is going for $350 at the up scale steak houses. I wonder what a 14lb packer would run ya?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolm...e-beef-in-u-s/
So all the Kobe and Wagyu cuts that have been sold since that time has been nothing of the sort. US companies playing loose with the term Kobe or Wagyu. No law against it according to the USDA.
I know I have seen episodes of BBQ Pitmasters where they have been claiming to be using these Japanese cuts but either they have been duped or playing along with the "reality" show script.
A real Kobe imported steak is going for $350 at the up scale steak houses. I wonder what a 14lb packer would run ya?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolm...e-beef-in-u-s/
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