Comments on: Japan Loves Its Cows

By: Keywords for a Name

Keywords for a Name — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:58:12 +0000

Spending summerâ€™s in upstate New York while growing up there was a dairy farm right down the street from our property where we used to buy raw milk. It wasnâ€™t organic, but I remember the cows grazing on the farmland grass. Back then, it was very cheap and delicious. We stopped buying it because my mother had read about how raw milk was really bad for you and was unsafe for us to drink.

I recently started buying organic milk as there are no nearby local sources, here where I live in New York, unless I want to drive more than an hour to the one source I did find
Iâ€™m still hopeful that Iâ€™ll find a good quality source in the near future.

Great informational post. Thanks!

By: Sheila S

Sheila S — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:56:01 +0000

Do you think that beef is considered a more sustainable protien that people are starting to gravitate towards that type of thinking and therefore eating? Eating fish now is getting to have the same stigma as wearing fur in some cases.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 03 May 2010 09:20:15 +0000

LOL My mom and i love fish and sea food, esp fish. My sister and my dad however hate seafood, esp fish! Oh well i think all smaller children dont like fish becasue i remember not being to keen on eating fish when i was little and my brother wasnt either but he loves fish now that hes older. Haahaahaa. Plus i think it really depends on the parents.

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:02:17 +0000

Will – A life of luxury! Haha those cows live better than I do! Of course, I’m not slaughtered to be eaten at the end of my life… Yeah, I definitely would like to try it, if only once!

Yvo – Interesting… I don’t think you’ll find me spending $60 on a burger, even if it is a Kobe burger! I have never heard of wagyu, thanks for mentioning it! I think I would like to try wagyu or kobe sashimi sometime, although I am a little picky and I’m not sure if I could bring myself to eat raw beef. I’m sure Son would jump at the opportunity though! I don’t mind your rants/long comments… I actually appreciate them, because they are always very informational and interesting!

By: Yvo

Yvo — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:47:05 +0000

To Will – re: Kobe beef; it’s a bit of a phenomenon here and honestly I don’t really get the hoopla. IE, some *cough stupid cough* restaurants offer a Kobe burger (which is, I hope, scraps…) for $60. The thing is, you can take any cut of meat and if you know what you’re doing, you can make it taste phenomenal without paying through the nose. I sound bitter I guess but I’m just not that impressed by it. I haven’t had a whole Kobe steak but I have had Kobe beef.

Also, point to note, wagyu is technically Kobe-style. As in, much like “you can’t call it champagne unless it’s actually from Champagne, France” – you aren’t suppsoed to call it Kobe unless it’s from Kobe, Japan. So some “genius” farmers in the States started to raise the same breed of cows (I think- it’s on Wiki, read this a while back) and treat them the same way (massages, high quality feed/beer/whatever they’re eating, and classical music), and then sell the meat for a higher price point. Some restaurants, I’ve seen, have sold it as Kobe, but other restaurants will tell you it’s Wagyu (which prompted me to Google Wagyu to find out what it was…). Just thought it was something you may want to look out for.

I’ve had wagyu sashimi before and while it’s soft, tender and interesting, I don’t think it’s necessarily something that will be taking off- if ever, not for a while- in the US. There’s too much stigmatism related to raw meat, please don’t get me started on beef tartare and how I don’t understand this dish at all (I enjoy it, but it’s basically a raw hamburger. With a raw egg in it. How does that even…? I just don’t understand who came up with it and how they convinced Americans, whom I consider some of the pickiest eaters in the world, to eat it…)

Sorry, I’m kind of ranting here. Great post, Allison.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:47:54 +0000

Kobe beef is definitely something I’d like to try after hearing about it. I saw it on television. The cows are massaged, fed quality beer. They live a life of luxury right up until it’s time to go. And it’s supposedly the best tasting beef you’ll ever try.
Supermarkets are looking to stock it over here (UK), if they haven’t already. Supposed to be quite expensive, but it has to be tried.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:08:41 +0000

Thanks so much sheri! Let me know how to Cajun sushi goes… I would love to share your recipe on here if you would allow it!

By: sheri

sheri — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:14:05 +0000

Beautiful site Allison. I am using it to comfort my ‘sushi-phobic’ mom! I’m working on a Cajun Sushi for her.
Sheri

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 27 May 2007 21:26:46 +0000

Brian - Very good point! I have also seen many non-Japanese sushi chefs at my local sushi bars and restaurants... let's hope they aren't an endangered species!

Josh - I have never had kobe beef, although I would definitely love to try it!

Robert-Gilles - Very interesting, and good to know! I haven't tried that either, although I hope to someday!