Japanese Kobe beef debuts in Hong Kong

Rarely exported Japanese Kobe beef made its way to Hong Kong dining tables on Friday as supermarkets and high-end restaurants started selling the previously exclusive Japanese culinary delicacy.

Hong Kong is only the second foreign market after the nearby Chinese territory of Macau to receive exports of officially certified Kobe beef, the industry's marketing association said.

"The response has been overwhelming -- most of our stock has been sold out in a few hours," Taste supermakets spokeswoman Athena Lee told AFP.

Kobe beef comes from Tajima-gyu cows that have been...

Continue reading