Hey Doug, so they're actually 'kobe style' burgers and not actually kobe burgers, which might be why they didn't meet your expectations! Less than 10% of certified 'proper' kobe makes it out of Japan, so it's really hard to get the real stuff, and when you do find it, it's crazy expensive. Most of the beef in the US that's labelled as 'kobe' beef isn't real kobe, as the US doesn't recognise the 'kobe beef' trademark!
And kobe is a type of wagyu... i.e. all the cattle in Japan are wagyu, but only a very select few are kobe.
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Hey Doug, so they're actually 'kobe style' burgers and not actually kobe burgers, which might be why they didn't meet your expectations! Less than 10% of certified 'proper' kobe makes it out of Japan, so it's really hard to get the real stuff, and when you do find it, it's crazy expensive. Most of the beef in the US that's labelled as 'kobe' beef isn't real kobe, as the US doesn't recognise the 'kobe beef' trademark!
And kobe is a type of wagyu... i.e. all the cattle in Japan are wagyu, but only a very select few are kobe.
This site shows the only places you can get real kobe beef in the US – notttt many places! www.kobe-niku.jp/shop?prefecture=52&tag=3
Thanks for the clarification
No I’ve not tried it. Good write up. It does look good though.
It's definitely worth a try but I would not choose it over wagyu. Thanks! First graders write better than me. 😂
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If it say “Elite” it’s gonna be hella expensive
It was pretty high, but I enjoyed trying it.
That’s good
Looks good! I may need to try this.
It's not wagyu but it's good.