Isn't she a bute? You could almost eat her. Wait, I have. Okay, not her but a distant cousin. These ladies are all the rage over here in London - preferably served medium to well-done. Kobe beef is quite something. Newbie Wagyu eaters are always pleased to hear how well treated their meat has been when alive. These Japanese cows really do live the life of Riley before they meet their stun gun fate. Believe it or not, these beautifully succulent beasts get massaged to loosen up the meat and fed beer to induce appetite. This conjures images up raucous cow parties with the Erdinger flowing and large bowls of silage snacks at the ready to satisfy any attack of the munchies.

I decided to try this Kobe beef myself last week in the form of a Kobe Cheeseburger. And it didn't disappoint, even if it set me back £15. However, the BBC is reporting on an even more extravagant Kobe meal being made by Selfridges on Oxford Street. It's a sandwich that will cost you £85. And if any smart arse says "it's a long way from Kobe you were reared", they'd be right; it's approximately 6,500 miles from Clare to Kobe, Japan.

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Published by Colm.