Yoshiyuki Indou, factory manager of Zenkai Meat Corporation, one of the two facilities in Japan that exports halal wagyu to Malaysia.
Just as champagne is sparkling wine that is produced in the Champagne region in France, Kobe beef is wagyu beef that comes from the city of Kobe in Japan’s Hyogo prefecture.
Yes, Kobe beef is wagyu beef. And although Kobe is considered one of the top grade editions of wagyu in Japan, director of Japan Wagyu Export Promotion Committee Tsuyoshi Hishinuma insists that all authentic Japanese wagyu beef is of high quality.
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