[saveliberty]

Well in Japan, it probably still would taste pretty good as their beef is the most fat in the entire free world. The cows get massaged daily so that the fat doesn't aggregate.

PS they allow no beef imports.

[Shryke]

Save, I don't think you're entirely accurate. First, the cows you describe are Kobe Beef cattle. Massively expensive to raise and eat. I believe it is by far the most expensive beef in the world. However, in no way is all of their beef Kobe caliber. Second, I think you are dead wrong on the beef import policy. McDonald's alone imports tons a day.

[pragmatic_asian]

You're misinformed. Kobe beef is raised in many parts of the world and here in California for most of the cows' life. They ship the cattle back to Kobe Japan for the last year in order for it to be legally labeled Kobe beef.

[The Grammarian]

PS they allow no beef imports.

Not any more. They used to, but restricted it after the scare a while back about American beef being infected with "mad cow disease."

[oldcomputerguy]

"PS they allow no beef imports."

The only thing that stopped is American beef imports. They have imported beef from Australia for many years. Kobe beef is extremely expensive and is not what you see in the supermarket, it is typically reserved for expensive restaurants.