Originally Posted by ozzie
The cows actually get fed Sake, and not beer
This is true "kobe" beef - you can also get "Wagyu" beef which is a certain breed of cow. Nearly as good, but not as expensive. This is the only beef I've ever had that you don't need to chew - melts in your mouth.
This is due to microscopic fat marbling. The meat is graded by how many specks of fat that can be seen (under magnification) per sq. centimeter. I thik it's 100-300 specks/cm^2. Think of it as beef fat with bit of beef embedded.