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Better Than Kobe Beef? 【You, Me, And A Tanuki】
You, Me, And a Tanuki is a weekly featured blog run by Michelle, a Californian who is currently one of only two foreigners living in Chibu, a tiny fishing village on one of the Oki islands in Japan....
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Kobe beef burgers coming to Japanese fast food chain Lotteria
It’s kind of ironic that the hamburger gets saddled with a stigma as the lowest rung of entrées. Sure, it’s a staple of cheap, low-quality fast food chains, but it’s also beef, the highest form of our...
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We try the new 1,500-yen Kobe beef burger from Lotteria 【Taste Test】
Japanese hamburger chain Lotteria‘s newest luxury burger has finally landed, and it features legendary Kobe beef made from special livestock reared on pure water and premium feed. Kobe beef is of such...
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Japan’s 10 best restaurants, as chosen by foreign travelers
People travel to Japan for all sorts of different reasons. Many are seeking a taste of tradition and history, and plan visits to the country’s most important shrines and castles. Some are drawn by...
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Wagyu vs. kokusangyu – The difference between the two types of “Japanese beef”
Before you order that Japanese steak, make sure you know what you’re getting. Along with sushi and ramen, Japanese beef is on the short list of foods gourmands look forward to eating on a trip to...
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Yoshinoya teams up with Wagyumafia for a super expensive beef bowl
Only available in Japan for one day only. If you’ve been on the hunt for wagyu beef with a side of cool cred in Tokyo, you may have come across a high-end chain called Wagyumafia. Founded in 2016 by...
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Our reporter transforms into a fancy celebrity to sample the fanciest udon at...
Two new limited-time menu items at the restaurant feature Kobe beef, so we pulled out all of the stops to feel worthy of this gastronomic celebration. Marugame Seimen is one of our favorite places to...
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Japanese woman receives Kobe beef croquettes after waiting nine years, and...
Backlog for Kiwami Croquettes has more than doubled in the near-decade she was waiting. Hyogo, being the prefecture where Kobe is located, is pretty famous for its beef, and even by those lofty local...
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Japanese arcade lets you win Kobe beef and “Japan’s number-one beef...
Three of the most prized wagyu varieties are waiting inside this crane game. A lot of the floor space at arcades in Japan these days is dedicated to UFO catcher/crane game machines. It makes sense....
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This Kobe Beef croquette currently has a 35-year waitlist…So is it worth...
Should you wait almost four decades for a frozen croquette? 35 years is a long time. A lot can happen in that time; just look at how much the world has changed since 1988. Japan alone looks completely...
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