date:Jun 11, 2014
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The arrival of Japanese Wagyu in the UK comes as Aldi last week announced it would be selling Wagyu steaks in its UK stores. The Wagyu sold by Aldi is imported from New Zealand, whereas Asda which has been selling Wagyu products for the past three years uses UK-produced Wagyu.
Zen-Noh said Wagyu beef from countries other than Japan was often derived from hybrid cattle rather than pure-breeds. It stressed any Wagyu imported from Japan would come from one of four Wagyu breeds and would be