When it comes to Japan, lots of desirable food cross every gourmand’s
mind, such as dessert, sashimi and so on. Today, I want to introduce one of the
iconic food of Japan. Wagyu(和牛), a kind of cattle
raised in Japan, can be totally regarded as the expression of “the unusual
among the usual,” which represents the Japanese personality of pursuing the perfect
and top in everywhere.
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| Wagyu |
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| Wagyu |
You may consider” A cattle? Come on! I eat beef every day!” Well, it
isn’t normal cattle. It is the rarely and expensive luxurious material and is
viewed the “national treasure” of Japan!
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| Wagyu and its liveing environment |
First of all, it doesn’t exaggerate to say that as soon as the
herdsmen show the pedigree and health
certificate than his cattle defeats a great herd of other cattle at the moment.
The raising way and breed make wagyu stand out to be the most high-class and
expensive beef in the world.
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| Wagyu's certification |
Japanese Wagyu is monitored
rigidly on the fodder and rising way. First, each cattle has its own pedigree certificate released by the government when it was born and
is banned to bear a cattle with other breeds strictly. As soon as the cattle is
born, they start to enjoy every luxurious treatment. Wagyu’s daily diet are milk,
“high-class” glass and certain formula. Besides, they will stroll in a
heaven-like area to maintain a little exercise. Some professional farms even
make them drink beer, listen to the classic symphony, take bathes with hot spring
water, and even hire masseurs to massage the noble wagyu!
The beef will be
classified according to its colors and the distribution of fat into A1~A5. The
A5 class is the most superb and only as the wagyu beef reaching A5 class is
entitled to mark “Wagyu.” The
most famous kinds of wagyu include Matsuzaka wagyu(松坂牛), Kobe wagyu(神戶牛),
and Yonezawa wagyu(米澤牛).
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| Wagyu meat |
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| Wagyu meat |
There are many kinds
of ways to relish the incredible gourmet. The popular ways are teppanyaki(鐵板燒), hotpot, Sukiyaki(壽喜燒). Also, you can eat
wagyu in western style, such as grilling, roasting, and frying in shallow oil.
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| Wagyu cuisine |
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| Wagyu cuisine |
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| Wagyu cuisine |
