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Wagyu (Japanese: 和牛, Hepburn: wagyū, lit. ' Japanese cattle ') is the collective name for the four principal Japanese breeds of beef cattle. All wagyū cattle originate from early twentieth-century cross-breeding between native Japanese cattle and imported stock, mostly from Europe. [1]: 5
Ito Ranch (伊藤牧場) is a Matsusaka beef farm located near the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to raising kuroge wagyū or Japanese Black beef. Founded in 1953, as of 2024 it is owned by Hiroki Ito (伊藤浩基), and is claimed by the country's meat industry, [1] and by the specialized foreign press, to be the farm that produces the best meat in Japan, and the world.
The Japanese Polled (Japanese: 無角和種, Mukaku Washu) is a critically-endangered breed of small Japanese beef cattle.It is one of six native Japanese cattle breeds, [2] and one of the four Japanese breeds known as wagyū, the others being the Japanese Black, the Japanese Brown and the Japanese Shorthorn.
Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese. Japanese Black [ 1 ] : 8 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 6 Japanese Brown [ 1 ] : 8 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 6
Kobe beef (神戸ビーフ, Kōbe bīfu) is Wagyu beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, raised in Japan's Hyōgo Prefecture around Kobe city, according to rules set out by the Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association. [1] The meat is a delicacy, valued for its flavour, tenderness and fatty, well-marbled texture.
In 1960 the total breed population was reported to be over 1 800 000; [6]: 23 in 2008 it was reported as about 707 000. [3] In 1999, the Japanese Black constituted approximately 93% of the national beef herd. [7]: 17
Between 1868, the year of the Meiji Restoration, and 1887, some 2600 foreign cattle were imported. At first there was little interest in cross-breeding these with native stock, but from about 1900 it became widespread. It ceased abruptly in 1910, when it was realised that, while the cross-breeds might be larger and have better dairy qualities ...
Matsusaka loin for sale in Tokyo. Matsusaka beef (松阪牛, Matsusaka-ushi, Matsusaka-gyū also "Matsuzaka beef") is the meat of Japanese Black cattle reared under strict conditions in the Matsusaka region of Mie in Japan. It has a high fat-to-meat ratio.