Comments on: Japan’s Kobe Beef: Is It Too Expensive To Eat?

By: Daniel Krieger

Daniel Krieger — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:38:14 +0000

The writer of the story, as many others who have written about Kobe beef, is perpetuating the myth that the cows drink alcohol, get massage and listen to classical music. I went to a beef farm in Kobe with the intention of writing about the amazing lives these cows live because I thought it was true. But as it turned out, the cattle rancher told me he would never dream of giving alcohol to his cows, giving them massage or playing them classical music. And he said that he doesn't know any other cattle rancher who do that in the small community of them. To check, I called a bunch of others and they all said the same thing--no way! Every time you read an article about these myths, it seems pretty clear that it is referencing other articles that say the same thing. Here's the story I wrote from a first-hand source debunking the myth: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20100826...

By: kobe beef

kobe beef — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:37:42 +0000

kobe-beef-store.com is having a great sale…you can buy kobe beef there with out breaking your bank!!

By: Gypsy

Gypsy — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:09:00 +0000

Hey Kobe Beef, duh – they said in the article that Kobe beef is a *type* of wagyu beef. God, the education / reading levels of people on this site. Then again, it is called "Weird Japan News", shouldn't be surprised about the target audience.

By: Kobe Beef

Kobe Beef — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:50:49 +0000

Kobe beef is just wagyu beef with a fancy label on it. The wagyu beef you get in stores comes from the same farms that ship it to farmers in kobe japan for the "kobe" label. In my opinion if you want to try the experience of kobe but don't want to shell out the big bucks try http://kobe-beef-store.com/home-promo/american-ko... it is highly marbled and goes for around 15/lb. Also for updated information on kobe beef you can check out blog.kobe-beef-store.com

By: Shannon Marcum

Shannon Marcum — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:07:06 +0000

I get kobe at one of the local asian markets. I love it personally. It's not that much more expencive than a t-bone here and it's easier on my stomach… for me the price is worth it.