What makes Japan's top wagyu beef brands so popular?
Kobe Beef. Matsuzaka Beef. Omi Beef. These are the top three wagyu brands in Japan historically but in the last 2030 years Japanese Wagyu brands have really increased. This episode starts the Omi Beef, a Kuroge Wagyu Story. We track the beef back to the ranch in the Omihachiman area near Lake Biwa.

Japanese Wagyu Beef has a long history dating back to the Sengaku Period when European missionaries brought their beef eating culture to Japan. During the Tokugawa Shogunate or Edo period, eating 4legged creatures was banned, but when the Meiji Era (1868) ended the Shogunate, western culture was adapted and gradually Japanese returned to eating tasty wagyu beef in the cities.

Other Japanese Wagyu Brand episodes:
Snowaged Wagyu Beef Cellar to Restaurant:
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How Wagyu Beef I Graded | YONEZAWA BEEF
▶    • How Japanese Wagyu Beef is Graded | F...  


Contents:
00:00 Start
00:59 Kyoto Station to Omi Beef Country
02:09 Map & Drone shots
03:08 Omi Beef Ranch Restaurant
04:26 Wagyu Beef Cattle Farm
07:58 History of Wagyu Beef in Japan
10:50 Inside Meat Locker
11:56 Dinner is served!
12:57 Farm to Table talk w/ Kevin Riley
14:40 Wagyu Sukiyaki
16:55 Leaving the Restaurant comments

Kevin Riley, chef of Kuma's Kitchen joins me for this Farm to Table story.
His cooking channel ▶    / kumaskitchen  

Learn more about this beautiful area Shiga Prefecture in English.
▶ https://en.biwakovisitors.jp/

Featured Wagyu Restaurants:
★ MORISHIMA Omi Beef Farm & Restaurant
URL: https://www.oumiusi.co.jp/about/lang...
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/XW31WpXJ2zo9qeWq7
★ OMIGYU KADOMAN (Otsu City)
URL: http://www.kadoman.net
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/89LsjZtUJeTpMJry5

★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/

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