Most of us already know that Kobe beef is seriously expensive, but what details make this ultra-spendy protein both beloved and a serious dent in the budget?

Only A3 to A5 wagyu is certified for sale in Japan. And the higher the grade, the higher the price. Wagyu beef has ... However, the best-known cut of wagyu is Kobe beef, which comes from the ...

Wagyu, also known as Kobe beef, is an expensive cut ... to the United States, Europe and Japan, at between US$70 and US$130 a kilo. While the price tag of US$47 a kilo might seem steep, Chilean ...

both wagyu and Kobe beef are most commonly associated with Japan, where such cows (and their fancy designations) originated. What's the difference? Let's draw an analogy using Champagne ...

Japan’s three famous kinds of wagyu are Kobe beef, Matsuzaka beef in Mie Prefecture ... according to the farm ministry. The wholesale price of domestic wagyu in April dropped by 26.6 percent ...

Grown exclusively in the Mie Prefecture in Japan ... lower than Kobe. These cows are so valuable that in 2002, one fetched 50 million yen, over $330,000, at auction. These high prices are not ...