Where's the Beef, Kobe?
Good Kobe beef is surprisingly difficult to find in its namesake city, at least according to Japan-based food blogger Rameniac. But here's his tip:
Look for the old, graying guy in the business suit, the one that’s perfectly at ease and carries himself like he owns the town. He’s smoking a cigarette, waiting for a cab perhaps, but definitely not behaving like a drunken ass or brown-nosing superiors. You don’t want middle management and you don’t want the underlings after all. If you’re lucky, you will have chanced upon a vice president or even a shachyo, the big boss, a higher up for a major electric power or heavy industries conglomerate. He might then give you his card and point you towards a referral-only steakhouse somewhere in the vicinity. “Show it to them if you have any problems,” he might say.
Itadakimasu!
Photograph from Rameniac
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I've been to Kobe and had no problem finding excellent, grade 10-11 wagyu beef (out of a max 12), at several places. Even the big department store Sogo had that grade available.
JMForester at 1:18PM on 04/30/07