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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3606432" data-attributes="member: 5412">That’s why Kobe beef is a couple hundred $$ per pound.(copied)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first is that the cows are given beer to induce appetite.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The second is that they are massaged daily, sometimes with sake (Japanese rice wine), as a proxy for exercise in the tight living quarters and to further accentuate the marbling that Kobe beef is so well known for.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And the third is that classical music is played to them as a relaxation technique and at feeding time, so they associate the music with eating and hence the music improves their appetite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> I got stuck in Tokyo once to airline issues, given a voucher for a room at an upscale hotel and a meal voucher. For dinner Kobe steak was served. It was the most flavorful steak I’ve ever had, almost fork tender.</li> </ul></blockquote>