Omi beef
E828558
Omi beef is a premium wagyu brand from Japan’s Shiga Prefecture, renowned for its fine marbling, tenderness, and rich flavor, and regarded as one of the country’s top three beef varieties.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese regional specialty food
ⓘ
wagyu beef brand ⓘ |
| animalFeed | carefully managed diet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shiga Prefecture agriculture ⓘ |
| butcheringAge | typically around 28–32 months ⓘ |
| category | luxury food product ⓘ |
| cattleBreed | Kuroge Washu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | branded wagyu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culinaryUse |
shabu-shabu
ⓘ
steak ⓘ sukiyaki ⓘ yakiniku ⓘ |
| exportedTo | various international markets ⓘ |
| fatColor | white to creamy ⓘ |
| fatDistribution | evenly marbled ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
sweet fat
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umami-rich ⓘ |
| gradingSystem | Japanese Meat Grading Association standards ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of Japan’s oldest branded beefs ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 近江牛 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fine marbling
ⓘ
rich flavor ⓘ tenderness ⓘ |
| language | ja ⓘ |
| marblingGrade | high ⓘ |
| marketPosition | premium beef ⓘ |
| meatColor | bright red ⓘ |
| meatFrom | Japanese Black cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionArea |
Omi region of Shiga Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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around Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| qualityControl | subject to regional certification standards ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| reputation | one of Japan’s top three wagyu brands ⓘ |
| romanization | Ōmi-gyū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAt |
high-end restaurants in Japan
ⓘ
specialty wagyu restaurants abroad ⓘ |
| servingStyle |
thick-cut steaks
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thinly sliced for hot pot dishes ⓘ |
| storage | chilled or frozen under strict conditions ⓘ |
| texture |
melt-in-the-mouth
ⓘ
soft ⓘ |
| topThreeWith |
Kobe beef
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matsusaka beef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalGrades |
A4
ⓘ
A5 ⓘ |
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