0_Apprentice
What kind of meat is kobe beaf?
1_Wizard
It's specific to Japan. I bet it's a kind of beef
0_Apprentice
Is it from.cow or bull?
1_Wizard
Cattle, their history can be traced to the Yayoi period when cattles were brought into Japan from China for Rice planting
0_Apprentice
When was the earliest time it was consumed?
1_Wizard
im not sure but they were used only as draught animals, in agriculture, forestry, mining and for transport, and as a source of fertiliser.
0_Apprentice
Are you a vegan? I know they don't eat Kobe meat
1_Wizard
No I am not vegan, for cultural and religious reasons – meat was not eaten
0_Apprentice
So what kind of cuisine can one use Kobe meat?
1_Wizard
I guess the ones you know today but for sure strains were characterised, based mainly on which type of foreign cattle had most influenced the hybrids, and were recognised as breeds in 1944.