I think I may owe you an apology, and have myself gotten confused in this whole issue. I'm not positive anymore that the chop's variant is actually the full on real deal. While I'm sure what I ate was, it wasn't at chops, and after researching I'm not sure I'm right about them. Lord I'm...
Yep these things are true. But my assertion that chops has it is absolutely correct. You can compare their certificate, and those of other restaurants, with the official criteria to prove it to yourself.
People have been creative with their terminology over the years to "fool" people. There's a whole list of things that must be present, grade wise, lineage wise, etc to prove authenticity. But only relatively recently have places been able to import true japanese kobe, which if I understand, only...
Check out the website. Their certificate is there, proving authenticity. They even mention that they're one of the very few that have it. I'm certain what I've had in the past was authentic. Chops even advertises that they have both americanized kobe and real...
Real Kobe beef is actually now available in the US...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2014/01/07/the-new-truth-about-kobe-beef-2/
I was fortunate to have a real kobe steak at one of the few places in the us that had it, shortly after the "ban" was lifted. It's absolutely unreal. Crazy...
agree with the guys about the near absence of brown recluses in georgia. while everybody claims they've seen loads of em, studies simply don't support it. lots of spiders are misidentified as recluses. also lots of necrotizing processes, i.e. staph and other infections are misdiagnosed as...
For me, there is no limit on what I'd spend to save my bullmastiff. Now if we're talking something on the order of tons of money to prolong life for a month or for a low quality of life, that's a different story.