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M$1 January 29, 2009 08:22 PM

What is the difference between wagyu beef and kobe beef? Which one is better?

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albanian albanian
 
 January 30, 2009 03:49 PM
Kobe is the region and style, Wagyu is the breed of cattle.
Clearly Kobe and Kobe-like beef is better than other Wagyu beef because the cattle are fed beer! Talk about "contented cows"!
But if you really want a good, healthy steak, try Ostrich.
You can also buy Kobe-style beef hot dogs. I don't know why. But, at (only?) $30 a box of 12, at least they are closer to my budget than the steaks. Maybe it's simply more efficient to drink the beer yourself rather than having cattle do it

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http://www.kobe-beef.com/Wagyu-History/default.aspx



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albanian albanian
 
January 31, 2009 03:58 PM
I thought of a useful analogy to use. Kobe is like Champagne, Wagyu is like Chardonnay. Champagne is the style of sparkling wine and the controlled region where the original is produced, chardonnay is the grape from which champagne is made but which is grown around the world and used for various styles of wine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_(wine)

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mshubin mshubin
 
January 29, 2009 08:52 PM
Actually Kobe beef comes form Wagyu cattle. I believe Kobe is the region and there are many different types of wagyu beef. This is why you can get wagyu beef form New Zealand or Australia.

That picture you posted is a great example of why this kind of beef is superior to others. The marbling is amazing, subcutaneous fat is what makes meet tasty and juicy.
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I took a course in butchering. I'm also backed up by wikipedia, but I don't like to cite them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagyu


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lookacleve... lookacleve...
 
January 29, 2009 09:05 PM
To expand/clarify mshubin's answer:

Kobe is a form of Wagyu beef from the Tajima-ushi breed of cattle that is raised under specific conditions.

Kobe is generally considered a superior type of Wagyu beef although there are many imitators and more 'Kobe-STYLE' beef is showing up which may not be true Kobe.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_beef
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagyu
http://www.chefseattle.com/articles/kobe-beef/


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