American Kobe-style beef replaces the real thing

Authentic Japanese product returns to U.S. shores, but will consumers care?

Feb 11, 2006 - 10:38
For the first time in four years, a gourmet extravagance -authentic Japanese Kobe beef - is allowed back into the United States.

The question is whether anyone will care. An American "Kobe-style" brand has taken its place on restaurant menus.

"We cannot meet demand," said Todd Hatoff, president of Allen Brothers, which sells high-end beef to fine restaurants. "I don't see it going away, ever. It's not a fad."

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