What are Kobe Beef and Wagyu? Where can you eat real Kobe Beef?

Have you ever eaten Kobe beef? Supposedly, it is very famous worldwide but do you actually know what Kobe beef is? What is Kobe? Have you ever heard of “Wagyu”?  I will explain what these are and recommend some good restaurants to you!

First of all, Kobe is a city in Japan located in Hyogo prefecture next to Osaka (by the way, the NBA player Kobe Bryant was named after the name of this city). Kobe beef is made from Tajima cattle raised in Hyogo Prefecture and it meets specific criteria. It is regarded as one of the top three most delicious “Wagyu” in Japan. Wagyu” means any breed of Japanese cattle.

In 1976, Japanese cows taken for research purposes in the state of Colorado in the United States were misused, and a considerable amount of the Wagyu’s sperm and embryos were distributed to other countries up until the 1990s. This resulted in nations like Australia becoming a cross-country exporter of Japanese beef charging a higher rate than Japan.

Unfortunately, some restaurants across the globe claim to sell Kobe/Wagyu beef, but this is often not the case and they are just selling regular beef, therefore you must come to Japan to try the real deal!

Steakland Kobe Hall is a popular speciality restaurant where you can eat Kobe beef for a reasonable price and it is located about a 3 minute walk from JR Sannomiya Station, so it is easily accessible from the station. You can taste this appetising Kobe beef, which is cooked and prepared in front of you by chefs. All this for only 3,180 yen.

You can eat the finest Kobe Beef from Kobe Beef Kiyama which is a speciality restaurant chain expanding 25 stores. This restaurant offers high-quality award winning.