Yonezawa Beef

• Yamagata boasts top-tier gourmet food

  Yonezawa beef is highly regarded as one of the best beef brands in the country and is a top-tier gourmet food representative of Yamagata. Besides steak and sukiyaki (beef hot pot), there are many inexpensive ways to enjoy the beef, including curry and hamburger steaks, as well as deep-fried potato croquette and skewered beef that are perfect for noshing on as you walk around. Dining on Yonezawa beef in its place of origin where its savory appeal is well understood is truly a satisfying indulgence.

• The tender marbling melts in your mouth

  Yonezawa beef cattle are raised surrounded by mountains on land rich with the colors of the four seasons. It’s characterized by exceptional flavor and high-quality meat with fine rivulets of fat. It’s delicious in any dish, but especially excellent in sukiyaki. The melt-in-your-mouth texture and remarkable tenderness are the result of a melting point so low that it immediately melts and marbling that has high-quality sweetness. Feast on Yonezawa beef with full-bodied Japanese sake and red wine produced in Yamagata Prefecture for the ultimate culinary pairing.